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REDUCE MRSA, which stands for Randomized Evaluation of Decolonization vs. Universal Clearance to Eliminate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), was completed in September 2011. [3] This study determined decolonization with chlorhexidine and mupirocin of all patients without screening was the most effective method of reducing the ...
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a human neutrophil ingesting MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a group of gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from other strains of Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans.
Because of the high level of resistance to penicillins and because of the potential for MRSA to develop resistance to vancomycin, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published guidelines [125] for the appropriate use of vancomycin. In situations where the incidence of MRSA infections is known to be high, the attending ...
Kerry L. LaPlante is an American pharmacist, academic and researcher. She is the Dean at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. She is a Professor of Pharmacy and former department Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Rhode Island, an adjunct professor of medicine at Brown University, [1] an Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Specialist, and the ...
"ACS develops guidelines for cancer screening and prevention, informed by the latest available data and evidence, to meet the needs of clinicians, the general public, and policy," he said.
Casey Means, MD, author of “Good Energy,” discovered that the pathway to optimal health starts with your fork. Read an excerpt of her new book and eat better.
Body substance isolation is a practice of isolating all body substances (blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.) of individuals undergoing medical treatment, particularly emergency medical treatment of those who might be infected with illnesses such as HIV, or hepatitis so as to reduce as much as possible the chances of transmitting these illnesses. [1]
A new study by UC San Francisco found that prostate cancer cases are increasing in California, likely due to a change in screening guidelines. Experts weigh in on the threat to men's health.