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MRSA Infections
CA-MRSA Striking Children with Bone Infections
Jul 1, 2008
It began with the staph bacteria—Staphylococcus aureus—and moved to the drug resistant MRSA—Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus...
MRSA Increasing Among Athletes
Jun 26, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
We’ve long reported on the escalating issues with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly referred to as MRSA and now, CA-MRSA,...
MRSA Thrives in Overcrowded Hospitals
Jun 24, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Austrian researchers reported Monday what many have long suspected: Overcrowded hospitals that quickly push patients home may be helping in the...
MRSA Fight Hindered by Lack of Hand Washing in Hospitals
Jun 18, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
MRSA is a deadly, mutated form of staph infection that has become resistant to most antibiotic forms of treatment and is rapidly spreading into the...
CDC Warning of Dangerous, MRSA-Related Pneumonia in Kids
Jun 5, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Staph—a germ that generally comes in the form of pimples or rashes that heal on their own—has caused fatal pneumonia in at least 24 young...
Antibacterial Wipes May Be Spreading Super Bugs in Hospitals
Jun 4, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Today, disinfecting wipes and alcohol-based hand gels are widely used in hospitals, schools, and other public settings to kill the germs that cause...
Flu-MRSA a Dangerous Combo
Apr 28, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
There has been a recent and disturbing increase in the number of children who have fallen ill and died from both the flu and MRSA. State and...
MRSA Associated Community Acquired Pneumonia Has Researchers Worried
Mar 21, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Preliminary research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that community acquired pneumonia (CAP), which is...
Animal-to-Human MRSA Has Researchers Worried
Mar 14, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Researchers are beginning to see MRSA in family pets, which has slowed healing in some MRSA-afflicted pet owners. Suspicions about...
MRSA Infections Turning Deadly
Feb 20, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
MRSA, the mutated form of staph infection, is even more dangerous than previously believed. Once seen chiefly in hospitals, MRSA is now...
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