Hospital-Associated Invasive MRSA Infections Down, Says CDC Rates of invasive MRSA infections that started in hospitals or other healthcare facilities declined an average of 9 percent annually from ...

WASHINGTON — Drug-resistant staph bacteria picked up in ordinary community settings are increasingly acquiring "superbug" powers and causing far more serious illnesses than they have in the past, ...

1. Comply with CDC hand hygiene recommendations. 2. Implement Contact Precautions for MRSA colonized and infected patients. 3. Recognize previously MRSA colonized and infected patients. 4. Rapidly ...

Debbie Cohen’s “minor” leg injury in The Pitt Season 2 Episode 4 escalates into a suspected MRSA case that endangers her, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a free, downloadable poster discussing frequently asked questions about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. To download a ...

According to a CDC study, invasive MRSA infections beginning in hospitals declined 54 percent between 2005 and 2011 and there were 9,000 fewer deaths in hospital patients in 2011 than those in 2005, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual progress report on health care-associated infections Jan. 29, which found continued decreases in hospitalizations from multiple ...

72,000 people die each year from hospital-associated infections. The CDC reports that number has been dropping since the COVID-19 pandemic. The post US hospitals report broad infection declines, safer ...