MRSA often lurks in groin
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization is common in groin and rectal areas, especially in men, new research shows.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization is common in groin and rectal areas, especially in men, new research shows.
Long-term care residents on a fluoroquinolone antibiotic such as Cipro are at an increased risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, researchers in France have found.
A nationwide initiative to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in veterans’ nursing homes dramatically slashed the infection rate, and could provide a framework for other nursing homes to achieve similar results.
A nationwide initiative to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in veterans’ nursing homes dramatically slashed the infection rate, and could provide a framework for other nursing homes to achieve similar results.
Targeting cells known as persisters is a new and highly effective way of eradicating methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, according to newly published research.
Nursing homes are on the front lines in the increasingly urgent battle against antibiotic-resistant infections, according to a comprehensive new report that ranks the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. The report identifies four core actions to fight the spread of antibiotic resistance.
Skilled nursing facility administrators need to do a complete review of antibiotics to better combat multi-drug resistant organisms, an infection control expert said in May.
Seniors in nursing homes are at greatest risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in the winter months, while children are at greatest risk during the summer, according to a recently released study.
If there’s one topic where I feel that healthcare publications tend to repeat themselves, it’s around infection control.
Government health officials have released a tracking tool that can help nursing facilities monitor healthcare-acquired infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network’s new tracking component lets users log onto a website.