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Study finds multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria high in long-term care

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The prevalence of a certain form of drug-resistant bacteria, called multidrug-resistant gram-negative (MDRGN) organisms, far surpassed that of two other common antimicrobial-resistant infections in long-term care facilities, ...





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Deadly infection more common than realized

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Staphylococcus aureus causes far more serious infections than previously realised, with more than 3,000 Swedes affected every year, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.


New, virulent strain of MRSA poses renewed antibiotic resistance concerns

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The often feared and sometimes deadly infections caused by MRSA - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - are now moving out of hospitals and emerging as an even more virulent strain in community settings and on ath ...


MRSA leads to worse outcomes, staggering expenses for surgical patients

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created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-surgical infections significantly increase the chance of hospital readmission and death and cost as much as $60,000 per patient, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers who conducted the largest study ...


Foodborne Staph Toxin Pinpointed by New Assay

Foodborne Staph Toxin Pinpointed by New Assay

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people need about two days to recover from being sickened by foods contaminated with what's known as staphylococcal enterotoxin A, or "SEA." Produced by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, ...


Dermatologic infections in cancer patients treated with EGFRI therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients who experience dermatologic toxic effects from epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRIs) have a high prevalence of skin and nail infections, according to a new study published online December 9 in the ...


One Can Act Without Group Support; Even in the Bacterial World

One Can Act Without Group Support; Even in the Bacterial World

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A single bacterium can act alone, performing the same kinds of actions that a group normally does. The behavior of that bacterium can be manipulated at the cellular level. That’s the intriguing ...


Scientists chase deadly MRSA bacteria with new models

Scientists chase deadly MRSA bacteria with new models

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ten years ago, Chicago hospitals were at ground zero when the deadly MRSA bacterium, till then confined to hospitals, learned some new tricks and spilled out into the community. This year, ...


Stopping MRSA before it becomes dangerous is possible, researchers find

Stopping MRSA before it becomes dangerous is possible, researchers find

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Most scientists believe that staph infections are caused by many bacterial cells that signal each other to emit toxins. The signaling process is called quorum sensing because many bacteria must be present ...


New guidelines for treating complicated skin and soft tissue infections

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New evidence-based recommendations developed by the Surgical Infection Society to guide physicians in the diagnosis and management of complicated skin and soft tissue infections have been published in Surgical Infections.


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Plasma produces KO cocktail for MRSA

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 3

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and other drug-resistant bacteria could face annihilation as low-temperature plasma prototype devices have been developed to offer safe, quick, easy and un ...



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