Nearly 120,000 people contracted staph infections in the United States in 2017, most of them in health care facilities – and nearly 20,000 died ...

Healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections continue to be a serious problem in hospitals around the world, causing thousands of deaths every year. Many ...

Hospital-Based Medicine > Infection Control New Guidance to Stem the Tide of MRSA Spread in Hospitals — Detecting asymptomatic infections and decolonization among new recommendations ...

Antibiotic use aids MRSA spread in hospital and infection control measures do little to prevent it, says hospital study. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases ...

At the Louisville VA hospital%2C MRSA infections have fallen to 0.09 infections per 1%2C000 days patients stay in a bed%2C compared with 1.89 infections per 1%2C000 in 2008 Some non-VA hospitals ...

April 10, 2012 — California hospitals appear to have significantly lower rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection if their infection control directors ...

The impact of MRSA infections in NICU shows an increasing trend; further evaluations are needed to assess cost–effectiveness of infection surveillance and control strategies, by taking into ...

Learn 7 facts about MRSA, from transmission patterns to treatment options, helping you understand and prevent this dangerous antibiotic-resistant infection. Skip to content News ...

MRSA is a significant concern in both community and health care settings, as it can cause serious and potentially life-threatening infections that are challenging to control. A staph infection is ...

IPCPs Adopting Stronger Interventions but Say Facilities Must Do More WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A poll of infection prevention professionals conducted six months after the ...

MRSA Healthcare-Associated Infection Rates - VHA Nationwide FY 2008 to FY 2022 (Q1 to Q2) Veterans Health Administration Outperforms Private Sector in the Prevention of Hospital MRSA Infections ...

The sheriff office's policy on communicable diseases does not address MRSA, and Wellpath's "policy and procedure for infectious disease prevention and control" also does not address MRSA, the ...