GETTING RID OF MRSA??
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ckmilettiPosted
Sun 03 Jan 2010 7:16pm
MARGIE MASON and MARTHA MENDOZA
Published: Dec 30, 2009
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. The floors are streaked and scratched. A light layer of dust coats the blood pressure monitors. A faint stench of urine and bleach wafts from a pile of soiled bedsheets dropped in a corner.
Look closer, ho ...
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You shall go to the ball!
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Victoria TremlettPosted
Fri 05 Jun 2009 5:07pm
I had a bit of a rough day yesterday. A lovely nurse came to see me from my hospital for a routine home visit.
Everyone who attends the CF awards has to have a letter from their hospital that says they aren't growing certain nasty bugs. This is done so that cross-infection risk is minimised, and is important for the safety of everyone. I hav ...
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Recognizing the Dangers of MRSA and CAMRSA
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Lauren B.Posted
Mon 25 Aug 2008 7:27pm
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ("MRSA") is a type of bacteria that occurs naturally in approximately 1 in 4 healthy individuals. In the general population, Staph. Aureus is harmless. It stays mostly in a person's nasal passages or on their skin. Occasionally, the bacteria becomes exceptionally resistant to the antibiotics that wo ...
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Staph Aureus and MRSA
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Lauren B.Posted
Wed 27 Aug 2008 8:33am
Where Does it Come From?
Staph Aureus
Skin or nasal mucus membranes of healthy individuals. Can be spread by person-to-person contact, or by coming into contact with a source of contamination. It is the most common “bug” that people acquire as hospital in-patients.
MRSA
Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus. It is a form of Staph ...
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MRSA versus the plague
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Dr. Zagreus AmmonPosted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:08pm
While we are in the midst of a political and public relations panic, there is a story flying just under the radar that would be worthy of a real run-in-the-streets-screaming panic.
A wildlife biologist from Massachusetts working in the Grand Canyon died of the plague. The story from a TV news outlet [for God's sake!] is more tho ...
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Studies Pinpoint Key Targets For MRSA Vaccine
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Ed H.Posted
Mon 16 Aug 2010 3:12pm
Two recent studies provide evidence for a new approach to vaccines to prevent infections caused by drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — better known as MRSA – the leading cause of skin and soft tissue, bloodstream and lung infections in the United States. One demonstrates a way to counteract the bacteria’s knack for evading the immune system. ...
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MRSA eradication-What we did.
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Feeding problemsPosted
Tue 01 May 2012 12:39pm
I am moving along from birthday proceedings due to a huge amount of reader questions regarding Sophie's MRSA eradication treatment.
Rather than answer everyone individually as I really don't have the time currently, I thought I would just do a blog post outlining exactly what we did. Hope that is okay?
Firstly I must stress that Sophie's cu ...
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Scary statistics...32 invasive i ...
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Medical QuackPosted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:23pm
Scary statistics...32 invasive infections per 100,000 people...BD
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States says MRSA infections (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) are more prevalent and invasive than previously thought. In the CDC's first overall estimate of the invasive disease it is estimated that more than ...
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Health Headlines - March 20
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MeredyPosted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:22pm
Medicare Cuts Trigger Concerns About Healthcare Access: AMA
Cuts in Medicare payments to doctors have eight out of 10 Americans concerned about access to care for seniors and baby boomers, according to a survey released Wednesday by the American Medical Association.
On July 1, there will be a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to docto ...
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