During the COVID pandemic, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in acute care hospitals rose steeply, despite a decrease of infections before the pandemic, the Society for ...

Cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA, rose 41 percent during the pandemic and account for around 10 percent of hospital-associated infections. Its pandemic-induced ...

Proof that MRSA control policies in hospitals work is poor, show researchers in this week's BMJ. But they stress that, although better studies are urgently needed, isolation measures should continue ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013;11(5):499-509. Limiting unnecessary, empiric, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy is universally thought to be an effective tool for reducing HAIs and limiting ...

The guidelines emphasize that schools need not be closed for disinfection because of MRSA cases, so long as other recommended precautions are taken. Last week, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine moved to make ...

MRSA is often acquired in hospitals, especially among high risk groups such as people in intensive care units (ICUs). Although infection control has improved, MRSA remains a serious problem if not ...

Approximately 25 to 30 percent of the healthy population carries the staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria on skin or in nasal passages, while 1 percent carries the antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain.

A man dies of septic shock due to a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection (BSI) only days after being admitted to your local hospital for a myocardial infarction. An ...

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that commonly grows on the skin. If bacteria enter the skin, a staph infection may develop. MRSA causes a type of staph infection that can be hard to treat due to ...

A new infection control program is 95% effective at eradicating bacteria, including MRSA and VRE, from athletic training rooms, according to a new report. Researchers from University Hospitals in ...

Developing a MRSA infection during pregnancy is rare. MRSA is treatable but can lead to complications. If you have MRSA while pregnant, the risk to your baby is highest during delivery. Share on ...