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MRSA Infections
New National CDC Campaign Targets MRSA
Sep 12, 2008
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just launched the National MRSA Education Initiative to teach parents how to protect...
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 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
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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 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
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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 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
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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
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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
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Researchers are beginning to see MRSA in family pets, which has slowed healing in some MRSA-afflicted pet owners. Suspicions about...
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