Hospital patients who have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can prevent future MRSA infections by following a standard bathing protocol after discharge, according to research results ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The hospital reduced rates of hospital-onset MRSA and hospital-onset MRSA bacteremia. The protocols were ...

The three-arm randomized trial was conducted at five hospitals in Pennsylvania with members of 223 households. Participants were split into three groups: those who received only education on personal ...

When patients enter the hospital, the risk of acquiring a healthcare-associated (HAI) infection is a significant concern shared by patients and medical providers. In fact, data from the CDC indicates ...

Patient Safety Tool: Universal ICU Decolonization for MRSA Reduction The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer instructions for ...

Antiseptic soap, mouthwash, and nose ointment after hospital discharge reduced infections and infection-associated hospitalizations due to MRSA in high-risk patients Hospital patients who have ...

If hospitals want to cut down on readmissions related to hospital-acquired infections, specifically methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA, then implementing a bathing protocol as part of ...

Orlando, Fla., June 26, 2023 – Facing persistent cases of hospital-onset Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during the pandemic, the infection prevention and control (IPC) team at ...

Facing persistent cases of hospital-onset Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during the pandemic, the infection prevention and control (IPC) team at Children's Hospital New Orleans ...

Decolonization following hospital discharge is better than hygiene education alone at decreasing the risk for infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients colonized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A repeated decolonization regimen successfully allowed health care workers who were previously colonized with ...

Hospital patients who have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can prevent future MRSA infections by following a standard bathing protocol after discharge. Hospital patients who have ...