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New, lethal MRSA strain emerges
A new strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is emerging, which poses a grave threat to anyone who contracts it. Researchers with Henry Ford Hospital say the USA600 strain is... Read more...
Best practices for reducing hospital-associated infections
Using a black light to illuminate all the nooks and crannies where deadly bacteria lurk is one of the most effective tools hospitals are using to reduce hospital-acquired infections, the Wall Street... Read more...
Overuse of antibiotics adds $20B/year to the cost of healthcare in the U.S.
Antibiotic-resistant infections like MRSA and VRE are now adding $20 billion a year to the cost of U.S. healthcare, a problem bred by overuse of antibiotics by providers, according to recent... Read more...
Study: Bathing patients in antibacterial agent protects against 'superbugs'
Researchers may have discovered another weapon in hospitals' ongoing fight against drug-resistant organisms. A new study published in Critical Care Medicine concludes that bathing hospital patients... Read more...
Study: Community MRSA infection rates increasing
Hospital MRSA cases have been a big enough threat in recent years. Now, it appears that community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections are on the rise in the... Read more...
CDC: More than one-fifth of U.S. adults report disabilities
With the baby boomer population aging, among other factors, the number of U.S. citizens reporting disabilities has climbed substantially of late, and it's expected to keep expanding over the next two... Read more...
Hospital gown disposal procedure helps reduce MRSA cases
A simple new gown disposal procedure can dramatically reduce infection rates in hospitals, according new research findings presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology over the weekend. The... Read more...
Trend: MRSA growing more common in children
According to the CDC, about 95,000 people in the United States developed serious MRSA infections in 2005. That's bad enough--but of late, the problem may have grown worse. Recently, doctors have... Read more...
AHRQ picks participants for quality initiative
The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has named 10 state hospital associations and three patient-safety groups to participate in a national infection-control initiative. The... Read more...
WA doctors fight MRSA screening measure
Washington physicians have mounted a campaign designed to defeat legislation requiring them to screen some patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The initiative opposing... Read more...
