Changes in MRSA Treatment: 4 Trends Nearly two-thirds of infectious disease specialists who have changed their prescribing practices recently are now using higher doses of vancomycin in treating ...

Approximately Ten Percent of Inpatients Receiving Antibiotic Treatment Have a Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Infection, According to Findings from Decision Resources and Arlington Medical Resources ...

Objective: To discuss current and potential treatment options for nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Data Sources: A MEDLINE search (1966-January 2007) was ...

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released its first guidelines for treatment of MRSA infections, according to an IDSA news release. The guidelines can help physicians determine the most ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to treat bacterial skin infections like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA. MRSA is caused by a strain of ...

The spread of the antibiotic-resistant pathogen MRSA remains a concerning public health problem, especially among doctors trying to determine appropriate treatment options for infected patients. In a ...

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a well known superbug, a pathogenic microbe that can cause serious or fatal infections, which are resistant to treatment with standard antibiotics ...

The antibiotic linezolid may be more effective than vancomycin in treating ventilated patients who develop MRSA pneumonia as a result of their ventilation, according to an American Thoracic Society ...

A new study sheds light on how treatment of the "superbug" known as MRSA with certain antibiotics can potentially make patients sicker. The findings by Cedars-Sinai scientists, published today in the ...

New research shows that patient education and compliance are just as important as the treatment itself in household MRSA decolonization after infection Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America ...

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 ...

Attaching an antimicrobial drug, which is activated by light, to a peptide that binds to bacteria and stops them making toxins, produced a "magic bullet" that was highly effective at killing the ...