At least three patients at Victoria Hospital's palliative care unit have tested positive for the ...

In Britain, it is estimated that MRSA and other infections such as clostridium ... which still remains out of control in many countries, could potentially become explosive. 'The onus is on ...

Several interventions with variable rates of success have been reported regarding infection control programs to stop outbreaks or reduce MRSA endemicity in the NICU, but some aspects still remain ...

The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with ...

MRSA infections can occur in various settings ... This underscores the need for comprehensive surveillance and control measures to prevent the spread of MRSA from animals to humans[3].

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2004, 63% of all reported staph infections in the United States were caused by MRSA (CDC, 2007). That figure represents a remarkable 300 ...

Let’s talk about MRSA infections. They are hard to treat ... by improving detection and control of resistant organisms in our hospitals. In terms of MRSA in the community, there are commonsense ...

Patients colonized with AMR pathogens showed high risk for infection with the same pathogen for up to 2 years, indicating a time window for decolonization interventions.

Carole and Ty Moss tell the tragic story of losing their 15-year-old son, Nile, to a MRSA infection that developed into ...

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) declared an outbreak of superbug MRSA, a bacteria resistant to many antibiotics, at Victoria Hospital on Wednesday. The MRSA outbreak, which stands for methicillin ...

However, substantial differences in MRSA local epidemiology, infection control policy, antibiotic use pattern and patient mix make it difficult to compare results and draw solid conclusions.