Drug-resistant Staph

Drug-resistant Staph

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is resistant to treatments with common antibiotics. It is associated with skin infections, blood infections, pneumonia, and other illnesses.

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Novartis buys rights to next-generation antibiotic

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Novartis AG said Thursday it has bought worldwide rights to a new antibiotic drug developed by U.S. company Paratek Pharmaceuticals to treat drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA. The germ MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a hard-to-treat bug once rarely seen outside of hospitals that increasingly is spreading in ordinary community settings such as schools, locker rooms and gyms. Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant, said it would make an upfront payment to Boston-based Paratek and share the costs of further developing the drug, PTK 0796, which is currently undergoing Phase III studies. Novartis also will make milestone payments as it advances in its development ... Read Full Story

Household Bleach – Potent Treatment For Niggling Eczema

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Nearly one among five school-going kids suffers eczema, medically termed as atopic dermatitis. In this form of skin condition there is immense itchiness, inflammation on the skin’s surface that mostly tends to turn into scabs and become reddish due to the constant itching. Continual itching leads to the skin breaking and mostly leading to skin infections. The skin infections caused due to MRSA (Staphylococcus aureus) show resistance to the methicillin medication and hence are tricky to treat. Amy Paller, MD, a paediatric dermatologist points out the crucial fact that nearly ninety percent of individuals with eczema have the presence of Staphylococcus aureus on their ... Read Full Story

Dangerous staph germs found at West Coast beaches

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Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with this problem. The germ is MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — a hard-to-treat bug once rarely seen outside of hospitals but that increasingly is spreading in ordinary community settings such as schools, locker rooms and gyms. The germ causes nasty skin infections as well as pneumonia and other life-threatening problems. It spreads mostly through human contact. Little is known about environmental sources that also may harbor the germ. Finding it ... Read Full Story

APME announces awards for outstanding journalism

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An investigation into the spread of a deadly drug-resistant staph germ at hospitals in Washington state earned The Seattle Times a Public Service Award on Monday from the Associated Press Managing Editors Association. In "Culture of Resistance," the newspaper uncovered 672 deaths from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, that had been undisclosed to relatives and the public. The report also revealed that the number of patients treated each year for MRSA had increased from 141 to 4,723 in just 10 years. The Virgin Islands Daily News of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, won the small-circulation category for uncovering life-threatening corruption at the only cancer ... Read Full Story

Drug-resistant bacteria may come home from hospital

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria that they pick up in the hospital often carry the infection to home health care settings after hospital discharge, and transmission occurs in about one fifth of household contacts, according to a report published today. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections can range from boils to more severe infections of the blood, lungs and the sites of surgery. Such infections can often be treated only with expensive intravenous antibiotics. "Patients with major health problems are increasingly discharged to home health care, which creates new opportunities for the transmission of hospital-acquired MRSA," Dr. Jean-Christophe Lucet, ... Read Full Story
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New Highly Virulent Strain of Vancomycin-Resistant MRSA Carries High...
Patients with USA600 strain-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia were at 5 times the risk of dying as those with other strains, and were vancomycin-resistant. Medscape Medical News  
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bioMerieux Adds Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening...
DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- bioMerieux - a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics - today announced the U.S. launch of chromID MRSA, a simple and cost-effective solution in the struggle against MRSA. The product recently received FDA 510(k) clearance for the detection of MRSA, oneread more  
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Highly deadly, antibiotic-resistant MRSA targeting older patients, study finds
A tough, virulent strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is five-times more deadly than other MRSA strains, and typically affects older patients, according to new findings.  
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Virulent New Strain of MRSA Heightens Need for Unotron Medical Grade Washable...
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A deadly new strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylociccus auerus (MRSA) poses an alarming new threat, sparking demand for Unotron’s (www.unotron.com) medical grade, fully washable keyboards and mice that can be disinfected to mitigate the spread of germs. A study conducted by the Henry Ford Hospital reported the USA600 strain resists Vancomycin, a drug successfully used in the past to treat patients with MRSA. “This...  
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Should Low-Risk MRSA Patients be Screened?
In an Oct. 8 guest editorial in the British Medical Journal, Michael Millar, a consultant microbiologist in the Department of Infection at The London NHS Trust, asks, “Should we screen low-risk patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?” Millar asserts that a Department of Health policy requiring all hospital patients to be ...(192 words)  
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Beware, Cats!
Leg Iron discusses the latest little health scare: Cats spreading MRSA. As Leg Iron points out, this is utter bollocks – cat owners may well have a higher incidence of Staphylococcus aureus in their homes, but not methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, as this is found in hospitals. Pet dogs, birds, rabbits and horses can also carry the disease [...]  
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Can You Catch MRSA from Your Pets?
Recently, doctors have discovered that Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) can be passed from pets to humans and back to pets again. Do you feel like kissing your kitty now? Your pet is always exposing you to bacteria from its litter box or your backyard, but it’s important to take safety and hygienic precautions to [...] Related posts:Mastitis I’ve known about the condition mastitis for quite some time...All About Ear...  
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