MURRIETA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent multicenter study by Dr. Carey-Ann D. Burnham et al adds another application to the growing number of uses and endorsements for COPAN's widely ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A negative MRSA nasal swab could help clinicians determine whether to withhold or discontinue MRSA treatment ...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control suggests the combination of a throat swab and nasal swab may boost MRSA surveillance, especially among younger patients. For this ...

ATLANTA — The use of a nasal swab alone is likely to miss about one-quarter of all multidrug-resistant organism colonizations, a study of residents in three nursing homes shows. "Comprehensive ...

Recent study findings suggest that using nasal surveillance swabs to test patients for MRSA could reduce unnecessary vancomycin therapy in the ICU, improving antibiotic stewardship. According to ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) nasal colonization is associated with longer hospital stays and an increase in surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal ...

MRSA screening is a low risk procedure used to determine whether you have MRSA on your skin or a MRSA infection. Antibiotic treatments are available if you test positive. MRSA is a type of ...

One of Ulster's highest profile doctors called today for all frontline medics to be "routinely tested" for MRSA - in a bid to stop the rising spread of superbugs in hospitals here. One of Ulster's ...

Colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus allows people in the community to unknowingly harbor and spread this life-threatening bacteria. The inside of the front of the nose is where ...

A new kind of genetic sleuthing suggests hospital outbreaks of drug-resistant staph bacteria do not always spread from one patient to another, but that numerous people — patients, visitors or staff — ...