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January 28th, 2010 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Sand at the beach may harbor the super bug MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), according to researchers from the University of Washington. Recently, public beaches in Seattle were tested by the researchers and nearly all of them contained staphylococci in the sand at the shoreline, with MRSA in half of the staph bacteria.
It is well known that staphylococci are [...]
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January 27th, 2010 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
A rare strain of the Super Bug, MRSA, has been found by researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The drug-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus is about five times more deadly than other strains, say researchers. In fact, half of the patients with bloodstream infections caused by this rare strain of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) died [...]
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January 27th, 2010 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Yes, a toilet seat can harbor a variety of germs. MRSA, pinworms, and viruses that cause diarrhea and vomiting are just some of the pathogens that can be transmitted to you by the toilet seat.
Researchers are now describing a new wave of irritating and itchy rash on the upper thighs and buttocks of children. Harsh chemical cleaners on [...]
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March 8th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Cell phones used by hospital staff have been found to be contaminated with significant bacteria in a a recent study from Ondokuz Mayis University in Turkey. Researchers tested the phones and dominant hands of 200 doctors and nurses working in hospital operating rooms and intensive care units.
Ninety-five percent of the mobile phones were contaminated with [...]
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June 26th, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Football has been frequently implicated as the source of MRSA outbreaks where there’s a combination of physical contact, cuts and skin abrasions, and contact with artificial turf and athletic equipment, but wrestling, fencing, and almost all other sports are not immune.
Also referred to as “Super Bugs” or “flesh-eating bacteria”, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are a type of “staph” bacteria that are resistant to most oral antibiotics. [...]
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June 20th, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
One in twenty health care workers are carriers of Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA), according to a recent study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases. Of those workers found to be carriers, the vast majority were without symptoms and only 5.1% of them had full-blown clinically evident infections. Based on these findings the researchers recommend that health institutions should [...]
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January 2nd, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
The FDA has approved the first rapid blood test for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) A new blood test performed in a physician’s office can determine within two hours whether genetic material in a blood sample belongs to MRSA or a more treatable staph bacterium. Tests currently used can take more than two days.
Source: FDA Jan [...]
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October 27th, 2007 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
A recent report from the CDC reveals that MRSA infections may be more common than previously suspected. Infections with MRSA are approaching epidemic levels in some parts of the United States, according to the CDC. The highest rates are in the southern parts of the U.S., including Atlanta, Los Angeles and Texas.
Recently students in at [...]
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