News tagged with staphylococcus aureus
Who gets the antibiotics?
Sep 20, 2009 |
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At Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, a medical resident and avid bike rider in his late 20s noticed a nasty red swelling in his groin. A day and a half later, it had grown as big as a lime.
Fall Fashion and Beauty Trends May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As summer winds down and women prepare to trade in their beach ware for fall flair, they should be aware of fashion and beauty trends that may be harmful to their health.
Scientists discover mechanism to make existing antibiotics more effective at lower doses
Sep 10, 2009 |
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A new study published in the September 11, 2009 issue of Science by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine reveals a conceptually novel mechanism that plays an important role in making human pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus an ...
How manuka honey helps fight infection
Sep 07, 2009 |
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Manuka honey may kill bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins. Dr Rowena Jenkins and colleagues from the University of Wales Institute - Cardiff investigated the mechanisms of manuka honey action and found that its ...
Surgical scrub solution: It's good for patients, too (w/ Video)
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Giving critically ill hospital patients a daily bath with a mild, soapy solution of the same antibacterial agent used by surgeons to "scrub in" before an operation can dramatically cut down, by as much as 73 percent, the ...
Virus Enzymes Could Promote Human, Animal Health
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Could viruses be good for you? Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have shown that enzymes from bacteria-infecting viruses known as phages could have beneficial applications ...
'Non-trivial' Crystallization Reveals Antibiotic's Molecular Mode of Action (w/ Video)
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the "last resort" antibiotic Vancomycin now plagued by the first signs of bacterial resistance, a scientific collaboration centered at Duke University has identified how a candidate successor antibiotic ...
Handwashing more important than isolation in controlling MRSA superbug infection
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Regular handwashing by hospital staff and visitors did more to prevent the spread of the MRSA superbug than isolating infected patients.
Researchers identify genes for thiostrepton, a powerful drug whose use is now limited
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have identified the genetic machinery responsible for synthesizing thiostrepton, a powerful antibiotic produced by certain bacteria. Though effective against ...
MRSA study suggests strategy shift needed to develop effective therapeutics
Mar 17, 2009 |
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USA300--the major epidemic strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causing severe infections in the United States during the past decade--inherits its destructiveness directly from a forefather strain ...
Team combats antibiotic resistance with engineered viruses
Mar 02, 2009 |
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A new approach to fighting bacterial infections, developed at MIT and Boston University, could help prevent bacteria from developing antibiotic resistance and help kill those that have already become resistant.
Health experts urge supermarket pharmacies to 'get smart' about free antibiotics
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 25, 2009 |
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As influenza season shifts into high gear, with 24 states now reporting widespread activity, the nation's infectious diseases experts are urging supermarket pharmacies with free-antibiotics promotions to educate their customers ...
Study indicates some MRSA infections in ICU patients have been decreasing in recent years
Feb 17, 2009 |
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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 ...
Blue light destroys antibiotic-resistant staph infection
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Two common strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA, were virtually eradicated in the laboratory by exposing them to a wavelength of blue light, in a process called photo-irradiation that i ...
New twist on old medical technology may prevent amputations
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Old technologies, bone cement and a well known antibiotic, may effectively fight an emerging infection in soldiers with compound bone fractures, according to a study published online today in the Journal of Orthopedic Re ...
