Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) News

• Infections Down in Acute Care Hospitals Prevention strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections are having an effect, according to a new report on national- and state-level incidence.
  Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
• Newer Antibiotic Effective Against Deadly Staph Infection An antibiotic already in use in Europe to treat pneumonia controlled deadly bloodstream infections with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria just as effectively as the most powerful antibiotic currently in use, according to data from a late-stage trial.
  Reuters Health Information, September 27, 2023
• New Antibiotic Could Combat Multidrug-Resistant Superbugs The antibiotic acts on not one but three molecules that are essential to the construction of bacterial walls.
  Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2023
• Red-Cell Donors' Sex Does Not Affect Transfusion Survival New data contradict previous findings but do not rule out differences in outcome based on donor sex.
  Medscape Medical News, April 17, 2023
• Antibiotic Use Decreased, Resistance Stable in Germany Despite favorable developments in the use of antibiotics, more than 35,000 people die every year in Europe from antibiotic-resistant infections.
  Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2022
• Patient Safety in Hospitals Improved in Past Decade: Report Only a handful of outcome measures are cited in the Leapfrog Group's patient safety report, but the results jibe with other studies; widespread adoption of CPOE is considered a factor in improvement.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2022
• New Technology a Sepsis Breakthrough? Experts expressed hope that, with additional research, the new testing method could eventually cut the time for sepsis detection from days to hours, potentially saving lives.
  Medscape Medical News, October 06, 2022
• Asymptomatic Infections Drive Many Epidemics To stem epidemics, we need to better identify asymptomatic carriers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 01, 2022
• Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Emerging in Community Settings Ten percent of individuals found with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales had no healthcare exposure.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022
• CDC: Antimicrobial Resistance Surged During COVID-19 Pandemic In 2020, resistant hospital-related infections and deaths increased at least 15%, CDC reports.
  Medscape Medical News, July 28, 2022
• Linezolid Effective for Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections in ICU Data from a real-world study of ICU patients showed linezolid's effectiveness as a first or second-line therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2022
• Should Monkeypox Be Considered an STD? Experts Debate As the number of monkeypox cases keeps growing, a discussion has opened on whether it should be considered a sexually transmitted disease, like herpes, gonorrhea, or HIV.
  WebMD Health News, July 22, 2022
• Infections Grow Stronger With Fewer New Antibiotics on the Horizon Existing drugs still treat most infections. But that has discouraged investment in new drugs that will be needed when — not if —the old ones fail.
  KFF Health News, July 15, 2022
• How PAs Can Avoid Malpractice: Go Back to Practice Basics A thorough medical history that focuses on diagnostics can help PAs steer clear of medical errors and their legal ramifications, a medico-legal consultant advises.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• ACP-IM 2022 Don’t Let FOMI Lead to Antibiotic Overuse Fear of missing infections in patients is a leading driver of inappropriate use of antibiotics, one expert on stewardship said at the 2022 ACP meeting.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2022
• Can Gram Stains Guide Antibiotics for Pneumonia in Critical Care? Use of Gram stains to select antibiotics for ventilator-associated pneumonia offers similar clinical outcomes as guideline-based broad-spectrum treatment, study reports.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2022
• Can Corticosteroids Help in Kids' Eye and Throat Infections? Prospective studies are needed to clearly identify which patients will benefit.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2021
• Hospital Safety Grades Show Significant Variation Virginia, North Carolina, and Idaho top list of states with grade-A hospitals in annual ranking.
  Medscape Medical News, November 15, 2021
• New Guidelines on Antibiotic Prescribing Focus on Shorter Courses The guidelines spotlight four common conditions where shorter courses of antibiotics result in similar clinical benefits with fewer adverse events.
  Medscape Medical News, April 05, 2021
• Tree Resin Compound Defeats Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Lab Tests A tree resin extract may prove effective in treating drug-resistant bacterial infections, according to early lab studies.
  Medscape Medical News, February 23, 2021
• Children's Hospitals Are to Blame as Superbugs Attack Kids A growing body of research shows that overuse and misuse of antibiotics in children's hospitals helps fuel these dangerous bacteria that attack adults and, increasingly, children.
  KFF Health News, January 04, 2021