The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus toolkit/presentation, identifies the following 14 core strategies for the prevention of MRSA. Note: The ...

While it is certain that health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections lead to increased mortality, length of hospital stay and costs, the evidence is mixed regarding ...

As part of its five-year national program to improve MRSA prevention practices across healthcare facilities, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published a prevention toolkit for ICU ...

Practically since the multi-drug resistant bacterium MRSA became a public health issue in the 1960s, health care has been arguing over how best to prevent its spread — particularly in hospitals, where ...

A group of five medical organizations have released updated recommendations for the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA, transmission and infection. MRSA causes ...

MRSA is a type of bacteria that can be resistant to several antibiotics. MRSA might spread more easily in athletic settings. Preventing MRSA infections is crucial to athletes' health and safety. Skin ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A poll of infection prevention professionals conducted six months after the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's (APIC's ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become the scourge of the practices of medicine and nursing, particularly in the hospital setting. Pharmacologic innovations can barely keep pace with the ...

The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center developed patient safety education designed to prevent MRSA infections. Download the patient education on MRSA prevention for use in your own facility.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent recommendations for MRSA prevention suggest contact precautions are essential. There are currently no ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the severity of a medical injury to a former football player at Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y. Bacterial infections among students ...

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria Clinicians now have practice guidelines to follow when managing patients with MRSA infections. Authoritative practice guidelines for treating methicillin-resistant ...