September 13, 2009 (San Francisco, California) — Universal screening using rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (MRSA) in hospitals appears to ...

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) introduced its Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention Initiative in March 2007. [1] Since then, an interrupted time-series analysis [2] ...

Results from focus groups and questionnaires showed healthcare workers from Chicago-area hospitals generally exhibited positive perceptions toward legislation requiring MRSA screening, according to ...

Polymerase chain reaction testing may be more clinically effective than chromogenic agar for MRSA screening, according to research published in BMC Infectious Diseases. For their study, researcher ...

Research findings suggest there may not be any advantage to screening and identifying MRSA carriers in hospital ICUs without any other contact measures, according to a study published in the American ...

This webinar explores the evolving role of MRSA surveillance in healthcare, highlighting how molecular screening methods impact infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship strategies. From ...

An antibody therapy could treat infections caused by a dangerous strain of bacteria that most antibiotics can’t kill. While the treatment hasn’t been tested in humans yet, it is effective in mice.

There has been a sharp rise in cases of the superbug MRSA being contracted outside hospitals across the UK. Britons have been urged to avoid sharing items such as towels or razors, particularly in ...