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MRSA In The News – Now Being Found In Milk
Another instance of MRSA is happening again, but this time scientists in the UK have found a strain of MRSA in cow’s milk. It was found during a study on udder infection mastitis in dairy herds. It has...
View ArticleThe 5 Minute Simulator that Could Save Your Life
The US Department of Health and Human Services has created an interactive training video simulation that lets you participate in life-changing infection control decisions. In a program called...
View ArticleOver 100 Million Doses Of Antibiotics Are Administered Every Year
More than 80 years ago, Alexander Fleming, a bacteriologist, theorized that antibacterial would be found in his own nasal mucus. During his experiment, a spore of a variant called Penicillium notatum...
View ArticleDr. Cale Street Profiled On National TV Via CEO Clips
MRSAidTM would like to congratulate Dr. Cale Street on being profiled on CEO Clips where he discusses the severity of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and future plans for MRSAidTM. Dr. Street...
View ArticleRunning the MRSA Vanguard with Vancomycin
In today’s world, a higher degree of exchange is taking place between places through commerce and travel, and contact with new strains of bacteria is now becoming commonplace. Even more disconcerting...
View ArticleMRSA On The Rise Among Children
Hospitalized children colonized with MRSA have a very real risk for invasive infections, both while in the hospital and once they leave, so mitigating this risk is a serious priority – Dr. Aaron...
View ArticleAntibiotic Awareness Week: Stepping up to the Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance
Imagine a world where antibiotics are no longer effective and where even the simplest of illnesses, such as strep throat or a urinary tract infection, can lead to permanent disability, or even death....
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Which Country Leads The World In Infection Surveillance?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that healthcare-associated infections cost the United States approximately $45 billion and claim the lives of thousands of patients...
View ArticleWhy New Innovations In Infection Control Are Important To Our Future
Recently, a report from CTV’s medical specialist Avis Favaro and producer Elizabeth St. Philip highlighted our innovative technology being used at Vancouver General Hospital. After a year long project,...
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What’s Up Doc: Why are only half of you complying with hospital hand hygiene...
“The critical thing that all of us as healthcare providers can do is clean our hands between patient contact: and that is the number one, two, and three action to keep our patient safe,” said Dr. John...
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