Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Articles & Analysis
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Community-Acquired MRSA Infections on the Rise in the Mid-Atlantic
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics known as beta-lactams. These antibiotics include methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin, and amoxicillin. In the community, most MRSA infections are skin infections. Last month, Time Magazine published a story about the rise of ...
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MRSA infections occur more in summer and fall
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, occurs more frequently in the summer and fall, according to new research. Dr. Leonard Mermel, lead author and medical director of the department of epidemiology and infection control at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, and his team analyzed MRSA samples from the hospitals microbiology department that were taken over a 10-year period. Their ...
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Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Discussed in New Online Video
Today the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). “CA-MRSA is usually spread by contact with infected people or things and surfaces that carry the bacteria,” said Paul Cochrane, President of Cochrane and ...
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Comparison of the Rapid Bactericidal Efficacy of Commercially Available Surgical Solutions
Introduction Intraoperative irrigation is a commonly used method aimed at reducing microbial burden by removing tissue debris, metabolic waste, and tissue exudate from the surgical field prior to site closure.1 With the absence of universally established standard of care and robust clinical data, the selection of appropriate irrigation solution remains a topic of debate. Isotonic saline has ...
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Mitigating Exposure Risks to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the Workplace
Staph bacteria are commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy people. It can sometimes cause infections and is one of the most common causes of skin infections in the United States. Most of these skin infections are minor. But, with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a strain of staph that is resistant to a commonly prescribed antibiotic known as methicillin and is ...
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Environmental contamination as a potential source of MRSA transmission
Ehsanollah Ghaznavi-Rad, MSc, of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, and colleagues, report in a research brief in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology on a study they conducted to trace the source of nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by investigating the impact of healthcare workers and the ...
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Scientists Discover MRSA on Bedbugs
Today it was reported that Canadian scientists have discovered Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on bedbugs. The research was conducted after doctors at a hospital noticed an increase in both bedbugs and MRSA infections. Although the study was small, it raises concerns that the bedbugs which can cause people to scratch bits from the bugs could be introducing the potentially ...
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Second Video Installment of Healthcare-Associated Infections Released
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate the public about issues that may impact their health. The latest educational video is part two, of a three part series, examining healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). “HAIs impact hundreds of thousands of people each year in the U.S. so we felt it was import to ...
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MRSA Exposure Risks in the Workplace Discussed in New Online Video
Today the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and potential exposure risks in the work environment. “MRSA are bacteria that are resistant to an antibiotic known as methicillin, as well as other antibiotics in many cases,” said Paul ...
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MRSA Exposed in New Public Outreach Video
Today the IAQ Video Network released the 14th in a series of public outreach videos meant to educate families about important environmental and indoor air quality issues. The public outreach videos have all been produced in the past year covering everything from mold and Legionella to the latest video about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MRSA, is a type of staph bacteria ...
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World MRSA Awareness Month Discussed in New Online Video
The IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video today. Their newest production discusses World MRSA Awareness Month which takes place each October. “Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of staph that can be resistant to several antibiotics,” said Paul Cochrane, President of Cochrane & ...
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Michigan School Closed Due to MRSA Infections
Last week, buildings in the Mount Clemens Community School District were closed due to concerns over methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). According to a recent article in the Detroit Free Press, the temporary closure resulted after a teacher and para-professional from the school came down with MRSA infections. During the temporary closure, the buildings and buses will be ...
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Candidiasis Infections Impact Midwest Healthcare Facilities
Candidiasis is caused by fungal pathogens from the Candida genus. Most infections are caused by Candida albicans, a type of fungus that grows both as a yeast and filamentous cells. The ubiquitous fungi represent one of the most common fungal pathogens to affect the human population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Invasive candidiasis is a fungal ...
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MRSA Found on the Nation’s Supermarket Meats
USA Today reported in an article in today’s issue that, “MRSA, a bacteria resistant to common antibiotics, has been discovered in supermarket meats, and the germ is apparently being introduced by human food handlers, a new study reports.” Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a Gram-positive spherical bacterium which on microscopic examination appears in pairs, short chains, ...
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Members of Maryland Family who Died had Influenza and MRSA
Last month, Fox News reported that three members of the same Maryland family had died of flu complications. Two of the three people who died had also been infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The news came from researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The three individuals included a mother and her two grown children. Additional ...
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Testing Your Home for Bedbugs and MRSA
EMSL Analytical offers testing services utilizing advanced PCR techniques to identify infestations. Cinnaminson, NJ, May 13th, 2011 A big topic in the media this past year has been the reemergence of bedbugs. To add to the story, just this week it was reported that Canadian scientists have discovered Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on bedbugs. The research was conducted ...
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Illinois Healthcare Facilities on the Lookout for VRE Infections
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of every twenty hospital patients acquires an infection while being treated for another illness. Reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has become a central focus of the CDC in recent years and many healthcare facilities across Illinois have been on the frontline of these efforts. Healthcare-associated ...
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Are Student Athletes in Puerto Rico at Risk of MRSA Infections?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly referred to as MRSA, is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics called beta-lactams. These antibiotics include methicillin and other common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin. Infections due to MRSA are often spread by having contact with someone’s skin infection as can easily occur ...
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Mid-Atlantic Infection Control Professionals Help Healthcare Facilities Battle VRE
As healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) receive increased attention by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the national media, healthcare facilities are under increased pressure to prevent their spread. Many of the national media reports have focused on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (C. diff), but many other pathogens ...
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IAQ and Infection Control Professionals Play a Critical Role in Preventing HAIs
The Telegraph reported last week about the risk of infection to hospital patients due to exposure to pillows that may be contaminated with a host of microbial pathogens. The article discusses a new study conducted by The Barts and The London NHS Trust that found 30 different types of possible infections in pillows taken from hospital wards. Potential exposure to C. diff and MRSA were just a few ...
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