Deadly superbugs have been found on mobile phones, laptops, ATMs, floors, elevator buttons and toilet door handles. Photo: …
Category: MRSA
Scientists are about to blast something into space that will shock you
… they’ll be sending up Methicillian-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA or staph. The bug causes health problems like pneumonia and bloodstream infections. The ISS is the perfect place to conduct experiments on it, as it is basically …
Why NASA is sending a superbug to the space station
… MRSA, sometimes called a staph, is resistant to the antibiotic methicillin and many others. It can cause a variety of health problems including sepsis, pneumonia and skin and bloodstream infections. Goel is a medical doctor and a physicist. She’s …
New class of antibiotics effective in treating children with MRSA skin infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterial scourge. As its name suggests, MRSA is resistant to most common antibiotics and thus difficult to treat, particularly in children where it commonly causes complicated skin and skin structure infections.
SpaceX is delivering a lethal superbug to the ISS
… many widely used antibiotics and therefore can be tricky to treat effectively, making it a serious threat to public health. That’s why scientists are desperate to find a way to deal with it. Lead researcher Dr. Anita Goel believes that the near-zero …
Silver ion-coated biocompatible scaffolds could combat MRSA while regenerating new bone
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are caused by a type of staph bacteria that has become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections. The rise of MRSA infections is limiting the treatment options for physicians and surgeons.
Lewis County General Hospital to get a Hector the Germ-Zapping Robota
Lewis County General Hospital will soon begin using some of the latest medical technology available by bringing their very own robot onto its staff. Named “Hector” by an employee poll, the “Germ-Zapping Robot” is the first of its kind to be used in the north country.
Technavio Predicts the MRSA Testing Market to Grow at 11% CAGR Through 2021
In this report, Technavio covers the market outlook and growth prospects of the global MRSA testing market for 2017-2021. By product type, the market is divided into immunodiagnostics and molecular diagnostics segments.
University Recreation and Wellness Center Possible Source of Multiple MRSA Infection
The article states that a letter from the local health department reported high levels of the bacteria were found on some exercise equipment and yoga mats. The health department has also recommended a more stringent cleaning schedule for the facility.
Nurse’s Lawsuit Claims Hospital Tried to Cover up Deadly MRSA Outbreak
… from spreading in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, last July. The New Jersey Department of Health confirmed the outbreak, saying two of the eight infants were infected died. When the state inspected Cooper following the …
UV light can aid hospitals’ fight to wipe out drug-resistant superbugs
… aureus (MRSA), but research on their effectiveness has been preliminary. A large randomized trial led by Duke Health and published in The Lancet finds use of UVC machines can cut transmission of four major superbugs by a cumulative 30 percent. The …
Global Linezolid Market 2016 – Pfizer, Daewoong, Glenmark, Optimus,…
… in the 1990s by a team at Pharmacia and Upjohn Company and first approved for use in 2000. It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system. Linezolid costs …
Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Reported in Venice
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health today was investigating reports of multiple cases of antibiotic-resistant infections in Venice. The action comes as a community group known as the Venice Stakeholders Association , long critical of the area’s homeless situation, announced that six cases of “apparent MRSA” have been reported.
Staying Safe from Superbugs
… Despite these recently reported cases, most of us are, in fact, very safe. Cuyahoga County’s Commissioner of Public Health Terry Allan says the best defense is the old stand-by. ‘We know that at a very basic level, the most simple thing you can do …