Buccaneers report third player with MRSA, call on DICON to help
In a follow up to a report of two Tampa Bay Buccaneers being infected with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or more commonly known as MRSA, ESPN is reporting a third Buc contracting the antibiotic-resistant More...
Duke advises NFL on use of chlorhexidine gluconate to prevent MRSA
With reports of the antibiotic resistant bacterial strain, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or more commonly known as MRSA, in high contact sports like football and wrestling, researchers are looking More...
MRSA infections down in all categories, hospital acquired down more than 50% according to study
Infections caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, has decreased in all settings, according to new data published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Internal Medicine More...
Buccaneers, Carl Nicks and Lawrence Tynes sidelined with MRSA infections, One Buc Place sanitized
Two Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been diagnosed with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, better known as MRSA infections prompting the signing of a new kicker and a thorough sanitizing of One Buc Place. Credits: More...
UC San Diego scientists discover ‘anthracimycin’, compound that kills anthrax, MRSA
Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have discovered a compound from a microbe from the ocean that shows lethality against such bacterial pathogens as anthrax and MRSA and may set More...
FDA approves Vibativ for the treatment of bacterial pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of the antibiotic Vibativ (telavancin) to treat patients with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP/VABP) caused More...
Antimicrobial soap and ointments best to reduce MRSA infections in ICU patients: Study
Using germ-killing soap and ointment on all intensive-care unit (ICU) patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and significantly reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus More...
MRSA cluster reported in Hong Kong boarding school
Image/CDC Centre for Health Protection (CHP) officials are investigating a cluster of Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) among students at a Stanley boarding school, according More...
Antibiotic candidate, dalbavancin, designated as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product by the FDA
The intravenous antibiotic product candidate, dalbavancin, has been designated as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), making it eligible for fast-track status, More...
Newberg, Oregon man, Stephen Matt Lister, arrested for rape and tattooing without a license- Two teens diagnosed with MRSA from tattoos
An 18-year-old Newberg, Oregon man is facing a string of charges after two 15 year old females came forward and confirmed he had sex with them. Stephen Matt Lister mug shot/Yamhill County Sheriff Dept. Newberg-Dundee More...
MRSA found on 80 percent of dollar bills according to SPC study
A St. Petersburg College biological sciences professor and some of her students set out to discover how much, if any, “bad bacteria” is found on frequently handled fomites like paper money and credit cards. More...
