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Rapid Testing for Antibiotic Resistant Strains of MRSA

Rapid Testing for Antibiotic Resistant Strains of MRSA

Editor Note: Dr. Graham F. Cope and Bruce Savage are two individuals participating in the Longitude Prize Challenge. The Longitude Prize is a competition...
Isolation of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from the Oral Cavity of Companion Dogs

Isolation of MRSA from the Oral Cavity of Companion Dogs

 Peer Reviewed  Abstract There is currently a great deal of concern about the methods of transfer of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community and...
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Reduction of Bacteraemia through MRSA Surveillance

Abstract: Bacteraemia is indicated by the presence of pathogens in blood. As this is systemic, bacteraemia can become fatal very quickly. In the United Kingdom,...
World MRSA Day

I guess everything changes when it happens to you! Editorial Reflections on World...

Editorial By Rodney E. Rohde, PhD Abstract: On any given day, approximately 1 in 25 inpatients in U.S. acute care hospitals has at least one healthcare–associated...
Staphylococcus Aureus

Two Laboratory Tests you Must Demand: Advice from MRSA Survivors and a Scientist

Abstract: Background: More people in the US now die from Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections than from HIV/AIDS. Often acquired in healthcare facilities or during...
Do all Manual Floor Mopping Methods Give the Same Hygiene Outcomes?

Do all Manual Floor Mopping Methods Give the Same Hygiene Outcomes?

Click Here for Print Version Abstract Proper hygiene practices are important to help mitigate contamination of floors with microbial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus that...
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review of a Broad-Spectrum Problem and Future Needs

Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review of a Broad-Spectrum Problem and Future Needs

Abstract The drivers of antimicrobial resistance are complex and multifaceted, often involving the interplay between lack of medical infrastructure, agriculture, the environment, inadequate surveillance and...
Biological Air Quality Considerations for Non-Healthcare, As Built Environments

Biological Air Quality Considerations for Non-Healthcare, As Built Environments

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Affiliation: GBAC, Global Biorisk Advisory Council Disclosures: This paper was funded by the Global Biorisk Advisory Council Abstract The importance of good...

Antimicrobial Evaluation of Electrostatic Spray-Tested Disinfectant

Abstract Electrostatic sprayers, when combined with the proper chemistry and conditions, work by positively charging disinfectant droplets so that when they are sprayed, they seek out...
A Forced Air-Ozone Treatment for Decontaminating Re-usable Isolation Gowns

A Forced Air-Ozone Treatment for Decontaminating Re-usable Isolation Gowns Inoculated with Staphylococcus aureus and...

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Abstract Background: Isolation gowns are a potential route by which infectious agents can be disseminated between patients and thereby...