March 18th, 2008

[past headlines]
Universal Surveillance for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus ...
Annals of Internal Medicine - USA
Objective: To examine the effect of 2 expanded surveillance interventions on MRSA disease. Design: Observational study comparing rates of MRSA clinical ...

Hospital tests for "superbug" effective in study
Reuters - USA
The study compared MRSA infection rates when no screening protocol was in place, to when only intensive care unit patients were tested, and to when nearly ...

About 1 in 200 Patients Suffered MRSA Infections After Facelift ...
ABC News - USA
Facelift patients may be putting themselves at risk of a potentially deadly MRSA infection, new research suggests. (Photo Disc/ABC News) By MICHAEL CONLON ...

Study: Screening Hospital Patients Reduces MRSA Infections
NBC5.com - Chicago,IL,USA
Recently published results of that effort show a 70 percent reduction in MRSA infections at the facility. Another MRSA study published last week in ...

Study outlines risk of treatment-resistant infection following ...
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
MRSA is now a leading cause of infections at surgical sites and in skin and soft tissues, according to background information in the article. ...

Breakthrough Technology Making MRSA Easier To Diagnose
WFtv.com - Orlando,FL,USA
MRSA, the dangerous antibiotic-resistant form of staph, can live almost anywhere. MRSA attacked Maureen Daly's mother. "She was the most amazing woman," ...

MRSA Infection Scare In Fallbrook False Alarm
KGTV, 10News.com - San Diego,CA,USA
Lab tests have dismissed all but one of the five cases believed to be methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, according to The North County ...

Carelessness puts our health at risk
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
Six weeks later, she was taken away in a hearse after dying from a MRSA infection. The Centers for Disease Control reports that MRSA, ...