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MRSA Defined
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the antibiotic methicillin.
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Drug-resistant staph now in pets
Published July 3, 2009, 1:39 am, The Tennessean
CHATTANOOGA — A week ago, Larry Davidson was decidedly freaked out when the veterinarian — decked out in a green gown, rubber gloves and a face mask — announced that the dog at Davidson's feet had a highly contagious infection.
Scots invent vaccine ... but could lose it?
Published July 2, 2009, 9:32 pm, Sunday Herald
might be renowned for world-class discoveries like penicillin, electromagnetism and the ultrasound, but one recent scientific breakthrough seems in danger of being overlooked.
Human infection spreading to some pets, veterinarians say
Published July 2, 2009, 9:08 pm, Chattanooga Times Free Press
A week ago, Larry Davidson was freaked out when his dog's veterinarian -- decked out in a green gown, rubber gloves and a face mask -- announced that the dog at Mr. Davidson's feet had a highly contagious infection.
Newborn ICUs Seeing More Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infections
Published July 2, 2009, 5:23 am, Medical News Today
The rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in U.S. neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) has more than tripled in recent years, reports a study in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
Denmark Patient First To Develop Resistance To Tamiflu
Published July 1, 2009, 9:08 am, Medical News Today
A spokesperson from the vaccine manufacturer Roche confirmed reports Monday that a Denmark patient with H1N1 (swine flu) developed resistance to the antiviral Tamiflu, a drug known to decrease the spread and severity of the virus, Reuters reports (Cage/Arnold, 6/29). According to the AP/News & Observer, the patient has since recovered.
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Published June 29, 2009, 8:37 am, Health Management Technology
The mandated switch to the new International Classification of Diseases version 10 (ICD-10-CM) is scheduled for 2013, and should signal a move to improved patient safety due to the greater detail of the new codes.
Minute Antibacterial Particles Destroy Drug-Resistant Germs
Published June 29, 2009, 4:08 am, Medical News Today
Doctors may get a new arsenal for meningitis treatment and the war on drug-resistant bacteria and fungal infections with novel peptide nanoparticles developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of Singapore and reported in Nature Nanotechnology.
Palkion Selects Novel Oral Development Candidate for the Treatment of Anemia
Published June 29, 2009, 3:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Palkion, Inc. announced today that it has initiated preclinical development studies for its orally available anemia therapeutic candidate that modulates the Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Prolyl Hydroxylase enzyme system.
European Researchers Look For New Ways To Fight Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections
Published June 28, 2009, 3:07 am, Medical News Today
The Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB) belonging to Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is directing the AntiPathoGN European research project aimed at looking for new drug targets in pathogenic bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics. To do so a consortium was created by six institutions and firms in Spain, three in Germany, one in France and one in Bulgaria.
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- The MRSA Contagious Site: Viruses are a huge problem in todays world and MRSA is no exception. Is MRSA contagious though? That's tricky; but the short answer is yes. It is not always contagious - it depends on you and your immune system. This is why the virus thrives in hospitals - because the sick usually have weaker immune systems.
Sat Jun 27
- Product Spotlight: Athletic Body Care Foaming Skin Sanitizer: After my recent bout with MRSA, skin care and sanitazation has become a primary concern for me both before and after my training sessions. I become somewhat phanatical about immediately cleaning and covering every little cut and scrap, and as a resu
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- Local News | Seattle Times series on MRSA epidemic wins national journalism prize | Seattle Times Newspaper
- MRSA Virus - Information About The MRSA Virus: The MRSA Virus is not something you want to catch. In its early infection stages it is first visible through the skin in the form of red bumps on abnormalities. The MRSA Virus us most common in hospitals and often the sick will become infected - probably due to the fact that some of them have weaker immune systems that usual.
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- MRSA Action UK: MRSA Action UK
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- http://www.tpc hd.org/files/l ibrary/2357adf 2a147d1aa.pdf
- Dog and cat bite MRSA link. National Health Services, UK. June 23, 2009: In a review about the effects of dog and cat bites, it was found that MRSA caught in the community is becoming more common and, as a result, there are more cases of infection in domestic animals. They suggest that pets are being infected by their owners and then acting as ?reservoirs? for the infection.
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