Assessing MRSA Risk in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Who Warrants Empiric Therapy?
Data showing an increase in prevalence of MRSA and other multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO)...
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Data showing an increase in prevalence of MRSA and other multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO)...
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The following was originally posted by Jasmine Riviere Marcelin, MD to the University of Nebraska...
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In 2008, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and Infectious Diseases Society of...
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Over the past 30 years, many multidrug-resistant organisms have emerged across healthcare settings...
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The Particulars: Many infections in ICUs are caused by increasingly antibiotic-resistant bacteria...
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An MRSA molecular test (BD Max MRSA, BD Diagnostics) has received marketing clearance from the FDA...
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A Washington University School of Medicine study suggests that MRSA colonization rates among...
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Antimicrobial scrubs appear to reduce the burden of MRSA on hands and apparel, but not...
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More than 60% of uniforms worn by hospital nurses and doctors tested positive for potentially...
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America, or IDSA, held its 2010 annual meeting from October 21...
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An alarming new adaptable gene that can turn several common germs and types of bacteria into...
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created nanoscale coating for surgical...
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The prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs)—particularly bloodstream infections (BSIs)...
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Throughout the world, surveillance and prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) have...
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