ATLANTA — The use of a nasal swab alone is likely to miss about one-quarter of all multidrug-resistant organism colonizations, a study of residents in three nursing homes shows. "Comprehensive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A negative MRSA nasal swab could help clinicians determine whether to withhold or discontinue MRSA treatment ...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control suggests the combination of a throat swab and nasal swab may boost MRSA surveillance, especially among younger patients. For this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A simpler one-swab-per nostril iodophor regimen produced identical reductions in MRSA carriage among nursing ...

MURRIETA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent multicenter study by Dr. Carey-Ann D. Burnham et al adds another application to the growing number of uses and endorsements for COPAN's widely ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) nasal colonization is associated with longer hospital stays and an increase in surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal ...

Two-hour test is more sensitive than direct culture-based methods, firm claims. FDA cleared Roche Molecular Systems’ LightCycler® MRSA Advanced Test for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

MRSA screening is a low risk procedure used to determine whether you have MRSA on your skin or a MRSA infection. Antibiotic treatments are available if you test positive. MRSA is a type of ...

Researchers have determined five factors that may help predict the risk of MRSA colonization among emergency department patients, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection ...

Although MRSA is resistant to common antibiotics like penicillin and amoxicillin, there are other treatments available. Treating MRSA before it spreads to the lungs or blood is important.