MRSA: A Growing Issue for Athletes
/MRSA can live on surfaces for extended periods of time making athletes who share locker rooms, gym mats and other athletic equipment particularly susceptible to contracting the infection.
Read MorePurThread Rocks Germ Study
/“PurThread fabrics are some of the most active we have ever tested and we look forward to working with them on other studies.” Dr. Charles Gerba, microbiologist, University of Arizona.
Read MoreShould Germs on Planes Keep Us Grounded?
/Researchers at Auburn University made a splash in the media last week by publishing the results of a study showing that MRSA and a nasty strain of E. Coli can survive on surfaces inside airplanes for up to a week. Before this news causes you to second guess your next business trip or vacation, there are a few key points about the study that may be helpful to note.
Read MoreMRSA Rates Decline in Hospitals; Rise in Children
/World MRSA Day (October 2) is focused on public education about prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in healthcare settings as well as in the community. It is well timed, as a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) called National Burden of Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections, United States, 2011 cites declines of 27-54 percent in healthcare-associated MRSA infections, but a relatively flat rate of change in the incidence of community-associated infections.
Read MoreUniversal Decolonization Reduces MRSA in ICUs
/According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, universal decolonization was more effective and efficient than the alternatives
Read MoreNew Treatments and Approaches to Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
/This edition of The Dirt highlights some innovations in treating or preventing antibiotic-resistant bacteria, starting with, well, the dirt.
Read MoreInfection Control Efforts Undone by Dirty Needles?
/Infection control is a complex endeavor. As we’ve mentioned in this column many times before, successful healthcare-associated infection control requires a multifaceted approach: hand hygiene, environmental services, antimicrobial hard and soft surfaces, basic best surgical and instrument-handling practices and more.
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