Infection control

MRSA Screening at Hospital Does Not Appear to Reduce Infection Rate

New findings do not support the recommendation for universal screening on hospital admission for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to reduce the rate of hospital-acquired infections ...
MedCity News

Company developing MRSA test raises $1.9 million

An infectious disease test developer has raised $1.9 million in a series B financing round to advance its MRSA screening panel. It will also use the funds to develop its new molecular diagnostic ...
Medscape

Universal PCR Screening for MRSA May Cut Costs, Reduce Infection

September 13, 2009 (San Francisco, California) — Universal screening using rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (MRSA) in hospitals appears to ...
Healio

Economic burden of universal MRSA screening could be too costly for hospitals

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite calls by experts and policymakers for hospitals to screen patients for MRSA infections and isolate those ...
Infection control

MRSA Screening and Treatment in Children Undergoing Open Airway Surgery

A screening and antibiotic treatment regimen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children undergoing open airway surgery may be helpful in minimizing MRSA-associated ...
Healio

For MRSA detection, nasal screening alone may be insufficient

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA – Conducting nasal screening alone to identify patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...
Medical Xpress

Universal screening for MRSA may be too costly

Numerous experts and policy makers have called for hospitals to screen patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and isolate anyone testing positive to prevent the ...
Science Daily

MRSA Screening Downplayed As Effective Infection Control Intervention

Epidemiologists are downplaying the value of mandatory universal nasal screening of patients for MRSA, arguing that proven, hospital-wide infection control practices can prevent more of the ...
Medical Xpress

Study finds MRSA screening saves hospitals money

Screening patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) produces cost savings for the whole hospital, according to a study that used a statistical ...
Medscape

Universal MRSA Screening for Hospital Patients Unethical, Says UK Expert

October 13, 2009 — Mandatory screening of all patients entering UK hospitals for colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is unjustified and unethical and should be ...
Chicago Tribune

MRSA screening in question

The medical community is united in its concern over the rapid spread of drug resistant staph bacteria in hospitals. But it’s divided over what to do. Some experts believe hospitals need to test large ...