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Lower MRSA Infection Rates Associated with Certification

WASHINGTON— According to a new study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, hospitals whose infection prevention and control programs are led by a director who is board certified in infection prevention and control have significantly ...More

March 14, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

MRSA Infection Increases in the Summer, Autumn

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—A new study from Rhode Island Hospital has found a significant increase in the occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the summer and autumn months. The increase was more pronounced in the pediatric population than in ...More

March 29, 2011

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Nose More Likely to House MRSA

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Healthcare providers are more likely to find methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in the nose than in other parts of the body when culturing, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. ...More

January 6, 2011

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Staph Bacteria Bind Best to Human Hemoglobin

NASHVILLE—Staph bacteria feed on blood because they need the iron that's hidden away inside red blood cells to grow and cause infections. It turns out that these microbial vampires prefer the taste of human blood, Vanderbilt University scientists have discovered. ...More

December 20, 2010

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MRSA Policies Differ Among Hospitals, Study Shows

Hospitals vary in how they detect and treat drug-resistant staph infections, but most follow national guideline recommendations, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Researchers sent a 61-item questionnaire to pharmacy directors at 263 ...More

August 18, 2010

Posted in News, Practice Management

Rate of Healthcare-Associated MRSA Infections Decreasing

WASHINGTON— Healthcare-associated invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections decreased among patients with infections that began in the community or in the hospital, according to an analysis of data from 2005 through 2008 of nine metropolitan ...More

August 18, 2010

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APIC Announces Second MRSA Prevalence Study

WASHINGTON—As a follow-up to the national MRSA prevalence study conducted in 2006, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announced the launch of the “2010 National U.S. Inpatient Healthcare Facility Methicillin-Resistant ...More

June 16, 2010

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma

HAI Drug Market Will Decrease Modestly by 2018

WASHINGTON—Decision Resources, a leading research and advisory firm for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, through 2018, the crowded hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) drug market will be constrained by aggressive generic erosion of key brands, intensified ...More

April 7, 2010

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

Fear of Lawsuits May Prompt Doctors to Overprescribe Antibiotics

NEW YORK—Medical liability concerns may be playing a role in the increase of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare settings by encouraging clinicians to prescribe antibiotics more often and more broadly than clinical circumstances and ...More

December 22, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

New Study Finds MRSA on the Rise in Hospital Outpatients

WASHINGTON—The community-associated strain of the deadly superbug MRSA—an infection-causing bacteria resistant to most common antibiotics—poses a far greater health threat than previously known and is making its way into hospitals, according to a study in the December issue ...More

November 24, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

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