Hospital patients who have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can prevent future MRSA infections by following a standard bathing protocol after discharge, according to research results ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The hospital reduced rates of hospital-onset MRSA and hospital-onset MRSA bacteremia. The protocols were ...

The three-arm randomized trial was conducted at five hospitals in Pennsylvania with members of 223 households. Participants were split into three groups: those who received only education on personal ...

When patients enter the hospital, the risk of acquiring a healthcare-associated (HAI) infection is a significant concern shared by patients and medical providers. In fact, data from the CDC indicates ...

Antiseptic soap, mouthwash, and nose ointment after hospital discharge reduced infections and infection-associated hospitalizations due to MRSA in high-risk patients Hospital patients who have ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer instructions for implementing universal decolonization in adult intensive care units to ...

Facing persistent cases of hospital-onset Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during the pandemic, the infection prevention and control (IPC) team at Children's Hospital New Orleans ...

Decolonization following hospital discharge is better than hygiene education alone at decreasing the risk for infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients colonized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A repeated decolonization regimen successfully allowed health care workers who were previously colonized with ...

New research underscores the growing challenge of multidrug-resistant Gram-positive infections, particularly Staphylococcus aureus, in children. Evidence points to promising roles for linezolid and ...

Hospital patients who have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can prevent future MRSA infections by following a standard bathing protocol after discharge. Hospital patients who have ...