Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients are at an especially high risk of acquiring colonization and infection by MRSA. Epidemiology of MRSA in NICU can be very complex because outbreaks can ...

Professor Hajo Grundmann, a world expert in infectious diseases, said MRSA in hospitals is already 'out of control' in many countries. But the emergence of stronger and more virulent strains could ...

Oregon hospitals have reported a modest decline in health care-associated infections (HAIs) among patients in 2023, according ...

The study, conducted by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that six bacterial ...

With the rising prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ( S .) aureus (MRSA), a multi drug resistant strain, ...

When that happens, your infection will be said to be antibiotic resistant, and your physician will have to prescribe a different drug to combat it. MRSA: The Spread of Drug Resistance In fact ...

Artificial nails also frequently cause tears in gloves. Artificial nails place patients at risk of MRSA nosocomial infection and health care workers at risk for MRSA colonization (Toles ...