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Screening

Researchers Work to Develop Screening Method for Superbug

A team of researchers from the University of Houston (UH) and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) are working to develop improved screening methods to detect a potentially lethal, drug-resistant superbug that has made its way to Texas. Specifically, the research team ...More
September 9, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Perceptions of MRSA Screening Legislation Among Healthcare Workers

Currently, there are at least 15 states that require some kind of reporting or screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to the latest statistics from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). While ...More
August 16, 2011
Posted in Articles, Infections & Pathogens, Policies and Practice
Admission Screening, Disinfection Protocol Can Tackle Acinetobacter

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is a healthcare-associated pathogen that can live for months in both a wet and dry environment. The high prevalence of this organism in the hospital environment results in colonization of the skin and respiratory tract in ...More
July 6, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Infections & Pathogens
Clean Harbors Disposes of MRSA Admission-Testing Cartridges

Clean Harbors, a provider of environmental, energy and industrial services, announces a service to properly dispose of patient-on-admission methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) testing devices for hospitals, research laboratories, public health clinics and ...More
May 18, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Efficiency of Electronic Prediction Rules for Triage of MRSA Testing Can Save Hospitals Money

Ari Robicsek, MD, from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and colleagues, acknowledge that a significant number of hospital resources are dedicated to minimizing the number of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, including ...More
February 21, 2011
Posted in News
MRSA Screening Saves Hospitals Money, Study Finds

Screening patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) produces cost savings for the whole hospital, according to a study that used a statistical simulation model published in the February issue of the American Journal of ...More
January 27, 2011
Posted in News
Screening of Orthopedic Patients for MRSA May Make Economic Impact

Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA, from the Public Health Computational and Operations Research (PHICOR) program at the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues report in the November issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology that routine preoperative screening and ...More
October 29, 2010
Posted in News
Screening, Isolation Can Help Curb MRSA

Screening and isolation are central components of hospital methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) control policies, but their prevention of patient-to-patient spread depends on minimizing undetected and unisolated MRSA-positive patient days. Estimating these ...More
October 12, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Test for VRE Colonization Approved by FDA

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announces today that it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for Spectra™ VRE, a test designed to screen for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). ...More
July 28, 2010
Posted in News
FDA Approves Roche's MRSA Detection Test for Use in the U.S.

Molecular test offers faster results to help healthcare facilities control spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). ...More
July 9, 2010
Posted in News