The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) introduced its Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention Initiative in March 2007. [1] Since then, an interrupted time-series analysis [2] ...

September 13, 2009 (San Francisco, California) — Universal screening using rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (MRSA) in hospitals appears to ...

Results from focus groups and questionnaires showed healthcare workers from Chicago-area hospitals generally exhibited positive perceptions toward legislation requiring MRSA screening, according to ...

New findings do not support the recommendation for universal screening on hospital admission for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to reduce the rate of hospital-acquired infections ...

Polymerase chain reaction testing may be more clinically effective than chromogenic agar for MRSA screening, according to research published in BMC Infectious Diseases. For their study, researcher ...

Diagnostics company bioMerieux (PARIS:BIM) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a test to detect and screen for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus, more ...

While screening for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus may be the method of choice for some hospitals, the efficacy of the practice remains in question, according to a study in the American ...

Alexandria, VA – Pre-operative screening of patients for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be an effective way to reduce infection rates following otolaryngic surgeries, according ...

Although community-acquired cases of MRSA in children are on the rise, a new study shows encouraging news about MRSA in hospitals. Efforts to reduce the risk seem to be paying off. The most dangerous ...

There has been a sharp rise in cases of the superbug MRSA being contracted outside hospitals across the UK. Britons have been urged to avoid sharing items such as towels or razors, particularly in ...