methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus News
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NovaDigm Therapeutics Raises $14M Series B to Support Phase 2 Trial of NDV-3 Vaccine Against Candida
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – October 3, 2013 – NovaDigm Therapeutics, a company developing innovative vaccines for fungal and bacterial infections, today announced that it has closed a $14M Series B financing. Participating investors included new investor RusnanoMedInvest (RMI) and current investor Domain Associates. The proceeds from this financing will be used to conduct an ongoing Phase 2 ...
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Environmental Surface Cleaning and Disinfecting for MRSA in the General Community Discussed in New 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 information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about environmental surface cleaning and disinfecting. “MRSA is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant ...
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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-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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mid-Atlantic Infection Control Professional Helps Stop Microbial Pathogens in Healthcare Settings
Earlier this month, USA Today published an article entitled, “Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff”. The article, about this pathogenic type of bacteria officially known as Clostridium difficile, discussed the cost to human health that this healthcare-associated infection (HAI) causes each year in the United States. According to the article, C. diff is ...
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MRSA Outbreak Strikes at High School
Thirteen students have tested positive for the antibiotic resistant infection, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at Belen High School in New Mexico. All thirteen of the students have received antibiotics and are expected to recover. A female cheerleader, the first one at Belen High to be diagnosed with MRSA, had the most severe case that required an abscess to be ...
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NFL Tackles MRSA Infections in Tampa Bay
Last month, it was reported that two Tampa Bay Buccaneers had contracted infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MRSA is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics and can be difficult to treat. Reports indicate that once the outbreak was identified, the NFL team’s facility was sanitized to help prevent additional infections. ...
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