MRSA / Staph Infection News
And boy was it eye opening! ABC found all sorts of bacteria, including the one we are most concerned about here at MRSA Notes all over the gym. Guess where the worst place was? The shower floor. Wear those shower shoes, without fail! Also in the gym find lots of [...]
MRSA superbug found in baby ward of flagship hospitalBABIES at one of Scotland's leading neonatal units have been found to be carrying the MRSA superbug, it emerged yesterday....
Another MRSA patient dies at Sando hospitalAnother patient who contracted the dreaded MRSA bacteria while being treated at the San Fernando General Hospital has died. Three others have also contracted the disease....
Nurse risked spread of MRSA through careless cleaningA NURSE who put her patient at risk of the deadly superbug MRSA has been banned from tending to wounds while she completes a course in infection control....
Drug-Resistant Bacteria MRSA on the Rise in Southern Communities -- Doctors Report Increase in Clindamycin PrescriptionsBethesda, MD (PRWEB) October 20, 2006 -- MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, has been rapidly spreading across the United States....
Westside Staph OutbreakJONESBORO, AR (KAIT) October 20, 2006 -- It was a scary situation at the Westside School District yesterday when an outbreak of staph infection shut down the school....
Danger in the locker roomA messy locker. Soggy towels. Piles of clothing. No doubt the high school locker room hasn't changed much over the years. But what has changed is the bacteria breeding inside -- new strains of bacteria that are thriving.
MRSA News
Groups Release Guidelines To Improve Hospital Infection Control
The American Hospital Association, the Joint Commission and leading epidemiological societies on Wednesday issued a set of guidelines for preventing six potentially lethal hospital-contracted infections, the