Latest Findings on MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus can cause numerous health issues, including skin infections, sepsis, pneumonia and bloodstream infections, according to the CDC.
- A study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology shows healthcare-associated infections due to multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria and MRSA elevate mortality risk among patients.
- A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control shows MRSA pneumonia incidence decreased among patients at U.S. hospitals, accompanied by improvements in mortality rates.
- Screening for the colonization of MRSA in the noses of patients upon admission does not fuel prolonged use of the antibiotic vancomycin, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
- Germs on hospital room floors can move rapidly to high-touch surfaces and then healthcare worker hands, thus making dirty hospital floors more of an infection risk than previously thought, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
- Nursing scrubs with antimicrobial properties do not prevent bacterial contamination in healthcare settings, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
- A study published in Chemical Science shows an antibiotic substance created by bacteria found on a species of African ant native to Kenya inhibits the growth of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci and MRSA.
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