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 ...

Universal decolonization of all ICU patients can help reduce bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and also lower healthcare costs, and does so better compared ...

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

A man developed sepsis and needed treatment in intensive care after being sent home from an East Yorkshire hospital twice despite having tested positive for MRSA. It took 55 days from the presence of ...

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 ...