January 8, 2013
October 17, 2012
The Particulars: Many infections in ICUs are caused by increasingly antibiotic-resistant bacteria that live on the skin and in the nose. Although these infections are often preventable, they can cause serious complications, prolong hospital stays, and increase costs and mortality.
Data Breakdown: More than 40 hospitals participating in a study were randomized to one of three interventions.…
September 26, 2012
An MRSA molecular test (BD Max MRSA, BD Diagnostics) has received marketing clearance from the FDA for use in identifying patients with the infection. The automated, bench-top assay is designed to perform a broad range of molecular testing.
Source: BD Diagnostics.…
August 23, 2012
A Washington University School of Medicine study suggests that MRSA colonization rates among household contacts of children with Staphylococcus aureus appear to be higher than those of the general population. Of household contacts of children with MRSA, MSSA, or both:
53% were colonized with S aureus.…
June 12, 2012
Antimicrobial scrubs appear to reduce the burden of MRSA on hands and apparel, but not vancomycin-resistant enterococci or gram-negative rod burden. An analysis found that differences in mean log MRSA colony-forming unit counts on the leg cargo pocket, abdominal area, leg cargo pocket at the beginning of a shift, and abdominal area pocket at the end of a shift favored antimicrobial scrubs.…
May 7, 2012
Educational video describing the variations associated with bursitis of the elbow (olecranon bursitis).
Video provided by: Nabil Ebraheim…
February 21, 2012
September 1, 2011
More than 60% of uniforms worn by hospital nurses and doctors tested positive for potentially dangerous bacteria according to a study published this month in the American Journal of Infection Control.…
December 9, 2010
The Infectious Diseases Society of America, or IDSA, held its 2010 annual meeting from October 21 to 24 in Vancouver. The features below highlight some of the news emerging from the meeting.…
September 15, 2010
An alarming new adaptable gene that can turn several common germs and types of bacteria into superbugs, resistant to almost all antibiotics, has infected people in the United States — California, Massachusetts, and Illinois.…
