Articles Tagged With: MRSA
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A Concise Tool to Guide the Care of Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
While patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) commonly present to the ED, obtaining a proper diagnosis and determining the best treatment course is not always clear-cut. For one thing, while there are many evidence-based guidelines for CAP, many of these tools are more than 50 pages long, making it difficult to integrate them into clinical practice.
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MRSA: Isolation and Contact Precautions Still Needed?
The authors of a new study question the merits of isolation and contact precautions for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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Comeback: IPs Rally to Cut Infections Post-Pandemic
Infection preventionists and colleagues struggled against a global pandemic for more than two years in apparent futility, watching healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) increase despite their best efforts. Their perseverance paid off. HAIs fell in 2022 and signs look favorable thus far for 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Peak SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads Delayed; Should MRSA Require Isolation and Contact Precautions?
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MRSA Carriers Linked to Outbreaks Can Be Decolonized Successfully
The authors of a new consensus document recommend screening healthcare personnel for infection or colonization if they are epidemiologically linked to a cluster of such infections.
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New MRSA Compendium Revisits Contact Precautions
The bane of infection preventionists for more than half a century, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) shows few signs of ebbing. MRSA bloodstream infections surged during the first year of the pandemic, raising the question of whether this was because of disruptions and lapses in contact precautions.
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A Comparison of Ceftaroline and Daptomycin in the Treatment of MRSA Bloodstream Infections
Ceftaroline is an acceptable alternative therapy for treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
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A Comparison of Ceftaroline and Daptomycin in Treatment of MRSA Bloodstream Infections
Ceftaroline is an acceptable alternative therapy for treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
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Timeline: Key Stories and Topics in HIC This Century
A look back at infection control and prevention topics in HIC over the last two decades.
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Leapfrog Group Finds ‘Significant’ Safety Improvement Over 10 Years
Hospitals in the United States have improved patient safety measures significantly over the past decade, according to the latest report from the Leapfrog Group.