by admin | Dec 3, 2019 | MRSA
Originally Published by Outbreak News Today Once rare, the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infects hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. each year and kills about 20,000. Antibiotic overuse has made MRSA more common and difficult to...
by admin | Aug 1, 2019 | MRSA
Originally Published by Infection Control Today Cigarette smoke can make MRSA bacterial strains more resistant to antibiotics, new research from the University of Bath has shown. In addition cigarette smoke exposure can make some strains of Staphylococcus aureus...
by admin | Jul 24, 2018 | MRSA
MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is an antibacterial resistant staph infection commonly spread through skin contact with an infected person. Though related to the more common staph infections, MRSA is an increasingly common disease – most famously...
by admin | May 8, 2018 | Infection prevention, MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is an infection linked to staph bacteria that’s resistant to antibiotics traditionally used to remedy these types of infections. The majority of MRSA infections happen in people who spend time in healthcare...
by admin | Mar 13, 2018 | Athletes, Gyms, MRSA
Sterile Space is attending the NJ Athletic Directors Association meeting in Atlantic City, NJ. Meeting lots of great people who understand the need for better infection prevention, control and eradication.
by admin | Feb 27, 2018 | MRSA, Preventing germs, Skin infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is staph bacteria. In general, staph infections are very common and usually easy to treat. However, this type of staph infection is resistant to beta-lactams, which are antibiotics that include penicillin,...
