August 5th, 2008

[past headlines]

TANCS Steam Vapor Wipes Out MRSA and VRE
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Studies with MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and VRE (Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis) demonstrated complete surface ...

Good and bad news about staph infections
OCRegister - Santa Ana,CA,USA
In any case, pet owners should be aware that any skin infection that does not clear up with antibiotic care should be cultured for the presence of MRSA. ...

 Universal Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus ...
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
First, the term "universal screening" for MRSA is misused and misleading. In this quasi-experimental study, 2 surgical subspecialty patient groups were ...

Universal Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus ...
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
In Reply: While Drs Jarvis and Muto describe the MRSA screening intervention as "selective and incomplete," the study by Harbarth et al 1 was in fact a ...