News articles tagged with 'MRSA' (Page 6)
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Research outlines risk of treatment-resistant infection following facelift surgery
— 17 Mar 2008 21:46 | HealthAbout one-half percent of patients undergoing facelift surgery at one outpatient surgical centre between 2001 and 2007 developed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections,…
Few strategies exist to prevent MRSA spread in nursing homes
— 24 Jan 2008 18:36 | HealthMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is making news as a dangerous, sometimes fatal disease for hospital patients, and in recent cases, students. MRSA is also a major…
Studies highlight MRSA evolution and resilience
— 23 Jan 2008 08:10 | HealthCommunity-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections are caused primarily by a single strain - USA300 - of an evolving bacterium that has spread with…