Zero target for infections to encourage under reporting?
Nosocomial infections represent a serious public health problem. Some recent studies, most of which used strong educational programs, showed a dramat.. .. read more..

Cuyahoga County Jail under MRSA pressure
The health department has recommended that the Cuyahoga County Jail take steps to reduce the spread of drug-resistant staph infections among inmates... .. read more..

How manuka honey helps fight infection
Manuka honey may kill bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins. Dr Rowena Jenkins and colleagues from the University of Wales Institute – .. .. read more..

Special dyes could make fabric an MRSA killer
The mordant-dyed non-mercerized knitted cotton samples adsorb larger amounts of copper ions directly bound to cotton during pre-mordanting. The abili.. .. read more..

MRSA a factor in some swine flu deaths in kids
* Three of the 23 children tested had MRSA (multi-drug-resistant staph) infections. Frieden noted that seasonal flu is just as deadly to children as .. .. read more..

For CA-MRSA, how much PVL is too much?
Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a cytolytic toxin, and its genes are encoded on a S. aureus bacteriophage integrated into the bacterial genome. .. .. read more..

Antibiotics – over the counter sales a bad trend
Antibiotics are overused across the world by prescription, self-medication or over the counter (OTC) availability. In the UK, the agenda to increase .. .. read more..

Door handle firm using anti-bacterial coating
A LEADING manufacturer of door handles is helping businesses, schools and hospitals fight the threat of swine flu with its anti-bacterial coating ser.. .. read more..

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Johnson & Johnson over MRSA drug
As of 2003, MRSA made up 60% of hospital S. aureus infections in the USA, so effective means to treat it are highly prized. Analysts predicated J&J c.. .. read more..

Pfizer fined $2.3 billion over Linezolid marketing
Pfizer Inc. ignored a 2005 FDA Warning Letter to stop promoting its antibiotic Zyvox(R) as clinically superior to the significantly less expensive, g.. .. read more..

Drug Resistance Genes – always one waiting in the wings (or on y..
To understand the process by which antibiotic resistance genes are acquired by human pathogens, we functionally characterized the resistance reservoi.. .. read more..

Different MRSA strains for Different folks
Approximately one-third of the human population is asymptomatically colonized by Staphylococcus aureus. However, much of the global diversity within .. .. read more..

Optical Mapping will aid MRSA analysis
Staphylococcus aureus is a highly versatile and evolving bacterium of great clinical importance. S. aureus can evolve by acquiring single nucleotide .. .. read more..

Antibiotics for Emerging Pathogens
Antibiotic-resistant strains of pathogenic bacteria are increasingly prevalent in hospitals and the community. New antibiotics are needed to combat t.. .. read more..

How community MRSA enters a district
Results: The S. aureus population consisted of 13 clonal complexes and two Singleton lineages together with 56 sporadic isolates. Five lineages conta.. .. read more..

Rise of resistant strains means faster testing needed
An expanding population of bacterial strains that are drug resistant, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA, will be the most im.. .. read more..

Storytelling: its place in infection control education
It is generally accepted that hand hygiene is the single most effective measure to prevent health care associated infection. Similarly, education is .. .. read more..

Swiss study highlights new genetic shifts in MRSA infection
The study periods of this survey identified 292 S. aureus isolates causing BSI. Extensive molecular characterization, including genotyping as well as.. .. read more..

CA MRSA spreads in Nigeria
The methicillin-susceptible S. aureus strains (ST1, ST5, ST15, ST7, ST8, ST25, ST30, ST72, ST80, ST121, and ST508) were heterogeneous by phenotypic a.. .. read more..

Nigeria sees PVL MRSA emerging
Ninety-six clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Nigeria were characterized phenotypically and genetically. Twelve multidrug-resistant meth.. .. read more..

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