PHYSorg.com: PHYSorg news tagged with: staph infections http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Taiwan scientists unveil new weapon in swine flu fight Taiwanese scientists said Tuesday they had developed an organic compound which could help control the global swine flu epidemic as the worldwide death toll from the disease passed 700. http://www.physorg.com/news167381259.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:20:03 EST news167381259 New technology shows promise against resistant staph infections Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have combined their revolutionary new drug-delivery system with a powerful antimicrobial agent to treat potentially deadly drug-resistant staph infections in mice. The study is published this month in the online version of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. http://www.physorg.com/news160330557.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:16:19 EST news160330557 Study indicates some MRSA infections in ICU patients have been decreasing in recent years In contrast to the perception that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections associated with use of a catheter is an increasing problem in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, the incidence of this type of infection decreased by nearly 50 percent from 1997 - 2007, according to a study in the February 18 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news154119754.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:03:05 EST news154119754 Researchers find link to severe Staph infections Researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health recently described studies that support the link between the severity of community-acquired antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA MRSA) infections and the Panton Valentine leukocidin (PVL). http://www.physorg.com/news149270510.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:01:50 EST news149270510 Staph infections carry long-term risks Patients who harbor the highly contagious bacterium causing staph infections can develop serious and sometimes deadly symptoms a year or longer after initial detection, a UC Irvine infectious disease researcher has found. http://www.physorg.com/news134322117.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:41:57 EST news134322117