MRSA: Antibiotics and biocidal cleaners may spread multidrug resistance
Antibiotic use on people or pets, and use of biocidal cleaning products such as bleach, are associated with multidrug resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the home. This contamination More...
Phase I study for MRSA, VISA drug, Debio 1450 launched
Debiopharm Group™ (Debiopharm), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical company developing prescription drugs that target unmet medical needs as well as companion diagnostics, today announced the launch of a Phase More...
Dalvance receives FDA approval for the treatment of Staph and Strep skin infections
PRESS RELEASE The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dalvance (dalbavancin), a new antibacterial drug used to treat adults with skin infections. MRSAImage/CDC Dalvance is intended to treat acute bacterial More...
Vancomycin-resistant MRSA superbug found in Brazil
PRESS RELEASE An international research team led by Cesar A. Arias, M.D., Ph.D., at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has identified a new superbug that caused a bloodstream infection More...
FDA accepts Cubist’s NDA for the investigational antibiotic tedizolid to treat MRSA infections
PRESS RELEASE Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for its investigational antibiotic tedizolid More...
Becton Dickinson receives FDA clearance to market the BD MAX™ StaphSR Assay
Press Release BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced yesterday it has received FDA clearance to market the BD MAX™ StaphSR 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...
Toronto Staphylococcus food poisoning outbreak linked to maple bacon jam topping
A food borne outbreak among visitors of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto has been linked to maple bacon jam, a topping used on a cronut burger, according to Toronto Public Health (TPH) officials. Image/CDC The 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...
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...
UPDATE: Staph toxin the cause of the Denver Rescue Mission outbreak
In a follow-up to a story reported last month, Denver health officials say that the cause of the outbreak that hospitalized at least 60 at a Denver homeless shelter was Staphylococcus food poisoning. Image/CDC According More...
