Mutation to blame for staph outbreak, research says Jan 22, 2008
Researchers and doctors call the bacterium CA-MRSA, for community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Methicillin is a second-generation antibiotic that came into the fore in the 1960s, after bacteria became immune to penicillin. (Missoulian, MT)
* World News Quick Take Jan 18, 2008
The research by the University of California in San Francisco found that the highly drug resistant "superbug" MRSA bacteria -- an acronym for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteria -- can be transmitted readily through homosexual intercourse, putting gay men at increased risk. UNITED STATES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sexually-active Gay Men Vulnerable To New, Highly Infectious Bacteria, Study Suggests Jan 17, 2008
29, 2007) Although hospital superbugs like MRSA -- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- are now a widespread and recognised problem, new MRSA strains that have emerged and are spreading amongst the. (May 18, 2007) New research in lymphatic cancer shows that bacteria can cause cancer to be more aggressive. (Science Daily)
'Superbug' targets gay men Jan 17, 2008
The research by the University of California at San Francisco found that the highly-drug resistant 'superbug' MRSA bacteria an acronym for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteria can be transmitted readily through homosexual intercourse, putting gay men at increased risk. Methicillin is a widey-used penicillin-related antibiotic. (iAfrica.com)
Gordon Brown Wants Your Organs Jan 17, 2008
The number of patient deaths in NHS hospitals 00004000 from the super bug MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) continues to rise. MRSA bacteria are commonly found on the skin and are difficult to treat with conventional antibiotics. (Human Events Online)
Texas Football Succumbs to Virulent Staph Infection From Artificial Turf Dec 22, 2007
Updated: New York, Dec 22 03:44 London, Dec 22 08:44 Tokyo, Dec 22 17:44. Texas Football Succumbs to Virulent Staph Infection From Turf. (Bloomberg)
MRSA and Sports Dec 12, 2007
In recent years, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have occurred with increasing numbers among schools, athletic teams and sports teams. Factors associated with MRSA transmission include. (Suite101.com)
MRSA bug concern in Nevada correctional facilities Dec 6, 2007
Nolan Brown is an inmate at Northern Nevada Correctional Center and is now battling the "superbug" known as MRSA or methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, a type of staphylococcus or "staph" bacteria that are resistant to many antibiotics. Staph bacteria, like other kinds of bacteria, normally live on the skin or in the nose, usually without causing problems. (KRNV.com, NV)
MRSA scare prompts closure Dec 1, 2007
The college briefly shuttered its fitness center after concerns that a staff member with the methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA used some of the exercise equipment. But the case wasn t confirmed as MRSA, a hard-to-treat type of staph infection that is killing more Americans than AIDS, and after a deep cleaning, the college re-opened the fitness center. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Fast Way Of Spotting Multidrug Resistant Bacteria Could Help Stop Outbreaks Dec 1, 2007
Like the well known bacterium MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) the new types of Acinetobacter baumannii are resistant to nearly all antibiotics, so doctors have very few treatments available, and three resistant strains are currently circulating in the UK. ... 29, 2007) Although hospital superbugs like MRSA -- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- are now a widespread and recognised problem, new MRSA strains that have emerged and are spreading amongst the. (Science Daily)
NOLabs AB Achieves Break-Through in Fight Against MRSA-Bacteria Nov 30, 2007
MRSA stands for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium that is particularly troublesome in hospital-acquired infections due to its resistance to several traditional antibiotics. In experiments performed at the Malmoe University Hospital in Sweden, researchers showed that NOLabs' technology has a promising ability to kill a wide range of pathogens, including MRSA. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 126,000 hospitalisations are related to MRSA and... (Canada Newswire)
Anti-superbug pyjamas go on sale Nov 30, 2007
MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a bacterium that can live completely harmlessly on the skin of healthy people but can lead to serious infection. MRSA infections can cause a broad range of symptoms depending on the part of the body that is infected. (BBC News -- Health)
Staying ahead of staph Nov 30, 2007
Thorpe, who has guided Husky teams to three state titles since 1998, has taken the nationwide outbreak of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) seriously. According to freelance writer Gary Burris, in 2001 there were 100,000 MRSA-related infections reported. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
MRSA In The Community: A New Threat To Children's Health? Nov 29, 2007
29, 2007) Although hospital superbugs like MRSA -- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus - are now a widespread and recognised problem, new MRSA strains that have emerged and are spreading amongst the wider public in the USA may pose a bigger threat, according to Exeter researchers speaking 28 November 2007 at the Federation of Infection Societies Conference 2007. See also. (Science Daily)
Hospital Superbugs Now In Nursing Homes And Community Nov 29, 2007
29, 2007) Although hospital superbugs like MRSA -- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- are now a widespread and recognised problem, new MRSA strains that have emerged and are spreading amongst the. (May 9, 2005) As science gets wiser, so do the bugs. (Science Daily)
UK May Be Unprepared For CA-MRSA Say Researchers Nov 29, 2007
Researchers speaking at a conference in Cardiff, UK, earlier today, 28th November, said that while doctors don't know if CA-MRSA (community associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is likely to spread as fast in the UK as it has in the US, they are worried about it. The new strains of CA-MRSA appear to stick to damaged skin and airways more easily than the hospital based MRSA strains prevalent in the UK, and they reproduce more quickly. (Medical News Today)
5 mln infected in hospitals each year Nov 28, 2007
Of all infections reported through a national monitoring network, the notorious MRSA - or methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus - causes more than half of the total, Wang Yu, director of the medical administration department of the Ministry of Health, said at a signing ceremony to join a global campaign to provide clean healthcare. The campaign was initiated by the World Alliance for Patient Safety (WAPS), which was launched by the World Health Organization in 2004. (Xinhuanet, China)
What is MRSA? Nov 27, 2007
MRSA stands for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, which is a type of staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to some antibacterial medicines such as methicillin and penicillin. Staphylococcus aureus is a species of bacterium commonly found on the skin and in the noses of healthy people. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Battle of the Bugs: MRSA isn't a new problem Nov 22, 2007
In the case of something like methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus the MRSA you ve been hearing so much about lately the media is like a big echo chamber, magnifying what you hear and distorting it. Reality is different. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Applied Nanotech neutralizes anthrax Nov 22, 2007
The system also removed other bacteria and viruses in a single pass, including Escherichia coli, MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) and'influenza virus. Page 2. (EETimes)
Clean Control Corporation's Germ Control 24(TM) Featured on Nationally Televised ''Geraldo at Large'' Nov 22, 2007
The superior broad-spectrum efficacy combined with reduced toxicity of SDC-based disinfectants make them ideal for the control and prevention of dangerous bacteria and viruses such as much discussed Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Avian influenza (SARS surrogate) and Norovirus (cruise ship illness). ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Couple to face charges in tattoos that spread infection Nov 21, 2007
Officials say three people who got tattoos from the Millses had to be treated for a bacterial infection called MRSA, or methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, at the Rutland Regional Medical Center. Information from: Rutland Herald. (WCAX.com, VT)
Veterans News updates Nov 15, 2007
The cases of drug resistant staph infections (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)) are showing up all across the country. Many have been in our state and in some places they have had fatal results. (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)
Hamilton lab unlocks one secret of Staph super-bug Nov 12, 2007
Michael Otto and his colleagues at the federal Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton have shown that the bug, known as methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus or MRSA, secretes a protein that pokes holes in one of the human body's main disease-killing cells, destroying them. What's more, individual MRSA bacteria are able to sense their fellow super-bugs and only release their deadly protein when enough bacteria are present to deliver maximum damage to the body's immune system cells. (Missoulian, MT)
Lincoln student contracts staph Nov 10, 2007
ELLENSBURG A Lincoln Elementary School student was diagnosed with a drug-resistant form of staphylococcus called Community Acquired Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). We did have one student diagnosed, said Lincoln School Principal Kevin Weberg. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
MRSA serious but no reason for panic Nov 9, 2007
But there are several drugs we can use to treat these infections, and they're very effective. "On the other hand, Nelson and other doctors stress that MRSA infections are serious. Good hygiene, particularly regular and thorough handwashing, offers the best protection. But a skin infection that resembles a spider bite and gets worse instead of better should be seen by a doctor right away because MRSA could be involved.Still, doctors agree there's no need to panic."We need the public to use some... (Kentucky.com)
Promising Vaccine Against Deadly Staph Infections Blocks Communication System Of Bacteria Nov 5, 2007
Magnified 20,000X, this colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts a grouping of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. (Credit: CDC/Jim Biddle). (Science Daily)
Schools take precautions for 'super bug' Nov 4, 2007
Officials with the Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin school systems are taking precautions to prevent the spread of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Dale Henderson, superintendent of the Iberia Parish school system, said recently the safety of students is the school system's No. 1 priority. (New Iberia, LA)
MRSA in More Schools Nov 3, 2007
(Batavia, N.Y.) -- Four area schools have reported cases of the methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. A student at the Robert Morris School in Batavia was treated for the antibiotic-resistant infection. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Drug-resistant strain of staph bacteria found in Swampscott Nov 3, 2007
The methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA found in the student is not contagious, according to the physician who treated the student, Malone said, but local health officials and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have been contacted. We have been told that this incidence does not represent a cluster as it is only one reported case, Malone said. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Schools taking precautionary measures against MRSA Nov 3, 2007
CA- MRSA, Community Associated - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, has been a concern locally and statewide. Montgomery County schools have seen two confirmed cases and have taken precautions to inform students and parents and prepare the schools to prevent further infection. (Troy Montgomery Herald, NC)
Health officials receiving staph reports Nov 3, 2007
SALINE COUNTY - The Illinois Department of Public Health is receiving more reports of outbreaks and sporadic cases of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.. Staph bacteria are found in about 30 percent of the population, usually on the skin or in the nose. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
'Superbug' surfaces at Hall High School Nov 2, 2007
The staph infection is known as MRSA, Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The media is using the term "Superbug" because the bacteria is resistant to some antibiotics. (West Hartford News, CT)
Want to Stop Superbugs? Clean Up Hospitals Nov 2, 2007
But other infection experts differed on whether clean equipment and telephones affect a patient's biggest risk of acquiring a "superbug" such as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that people get an infection while in a hospital, nursing home or other health-care facility 1. (MEDLINEplus)
Want to stop superbugs? Here's how Nov 1, 2007
But other infection experts differed on whether clean equipment and telephones affect a patients biggest risk of acquiring a superbug such as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Local school districts stepping up MRSA awareness, cleansing efforts Oct 30, 2007
According to Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Public Information Director Robin Koehl, the Illinois Department of Public Health has received increasing reports of both outbreaks and sporadic cases of community-associated methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections among student athletes. A similar increase is being reported nationally as indicated by the number of MRSA stories on local and national television of late. (West Frankfort Daily American, IL)
Super staph infection strikes Scottsdale schools Oct 28, 2007
Three students at Coronado High School, one at Zuni Elementary School and one at Laguna Elementary School were diagnosed with MRSA, or methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. The skin infection is a potentially deadly form of staph infection that is difficult to treat because it's resistant to certain types of antibiotics, medical officials have said. (FOX 11, AZ)
Staph Shuts Down Kentucky School District Oct 28, 2007
One Pike County student was diagnosed with in September with MRSA, or "methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus." The bacterial strain can be treated with other antibiotics, but without treatment it can be deadly. The bacteria was blamed for the death of a 17-year-old Virginia high school senior this month. (Fox News)
Eastern Ky. schools shut down for cleaning after MRSA scare Oct 28, 2007
MRSA, or "methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus," is a strain of staph infection that is resistant to antibiotics. It can be treated with other antibiotics, but without treatment, the bacteria can be deadly. (WKRC.com, OH)
Mandan woman deals with drug-resistant staph infection Oct 28, 2007
Doctors tested the wound on her foot, and discovered it was methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. This is the same type of infection that has closed a number of schools on the East Coast because students and staff were infected. Recently, more people have been coming to U.S. hospitals and doctors offices with a form of the infection that they picked up outside a hospital setting, which is where most staph infections occur. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Officials address infections Oct 27, 2007
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA, has garnered national attention since being blamed for the Oct. 15 death of a 17-year old Virginia high school student. According to the Centers for Disease Control's website, MRSA infections often appear as pustules or boils that are red or swollen and are usually pus-filled. (Florida Keys Keynoter)
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COLDWATER Five confirmed school cases of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA have now been reported to public health officials in the local area: Two at Quincy Schools, one at Lakeland Elementary School in the Coldwater Community School system and two in the Colon Community Schools. Quincy reported a second infection, this in Jennings Elementary, after a reported case in the high school last week. (Coldwater Daily Reporter, MI)
Schools take action to prevent staph Oct 25, 2007
At least five students at Shelby County High School have contracted staph, one of which is reported to be the Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) strain. A Thorsby student is receiving treatment for MRSA, but doctors have not confirmed whether he actually has MRSA, however. (Clanton Advertiser, AL)
One THS student contracts MRSA Oct 24, 2007
So far, there have been no other cases of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in the school, and there is no evidence that the boy caught the staph infection at the school or from any of the students. Before the boy was diagnosed, two doctors sent him home with antibiotics normally prescribed for an infection. (Clanton Advertiser, AL)
Surging staph infections inspire much hand-washing, hand-wringing Oct 24, 2007
Dave Ryan/The Enterprise. Sherry Jones with the Environmental Services department at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital disinfects the keyboard and computer screen that nurses use in patient rooms as part of getting the room ready for the next patient. (Beaumont Enterprise)
Local students infected by nasty staph Oct 24, 2007
A student at a Collier County public school is being treated for a staph infection, possibly Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). John Shaffer of Cape Coral said his son was hospitalized Saturday with MRSA. The boy was released from the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida on Tuesday morning. (The News-Press)
Staph superbug’ mounts flurry of concern Oct 24, 2007
However, government studies have shown that 19,000 people nationwide die each year from a more menacing strain of Staph known as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.. ADVERTISEMENT. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Get some perspective on deadly staph strain Oct 21, 2007
The initials stand for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus ... One year later in 1961, a methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain was isolated. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Staph Infection MRSA Spreads to Corning Oct 20, 2007
A Corning School District letter cites one student with the MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infection. It is the same strain that affected six kids in Syracuse and dozens of others across the country. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Killer bug puts emphasis on 'will to stop it' Oct 19, 2007
This scanning electron micrograph depicts a grouping of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. RISKS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM. (USA Today)
Staph fatalities may exceed AIDS deaths Oct 17, 2007
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Invasive staph strain threatens schools Oct 7, 2007
A new, more invasive strain of staph is called methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. The medical community refers to this strain as "community-acquired" because it's being contracted outside hospitals. MRSA is a staph bacterium resistant to many common antibiotics that can cause several ailments. (KHOU.com, TX)
Mount Lebanon student has drug-resistant staph infection Sep 14, 2007
In a letter to parents in the Allegheny County district, the suburban school's principal said a student athlete was diagnosed with methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. The letter did not specify the student's gender or what sport he or she played. The Allegheny County Health Department was notified, the letter said. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
MRH staff well prepared for potential staph outbreaks, disease expert says Jul 2, 2007
Several news outlets reported the study showed as many as 5 percent of hospital and nursing home patients nationwide might be affected by a drug-resistant bacteria known as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. These issues have been well reported in local news, national news and medical journals over the last 5-7 years, Goldsmith said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Community Associated MRSA On The Rise In Chicago May 30, 2007
Cases of antibiotic resistant staph infections acquired in the community as opposed to hospitals, more accurately known as community associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), have risen sharply among Chicago's urban poor and prison populations. These are the findings of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. (Medical News Today)
Keep it clean May 23, 2007
Some of the more common infections include community-acquired methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), which is a common cause of skin abscesses, herpes simplex skin infection (herpes gladiatorium), and Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (streptococcus pyogenes), which can cause anything from strep throat to necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections. Other transmissible diseases of note include viruses such as measles and hepatitis B.. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Maggots Rid Patients Of Antibiotic-resistant Infection, MRSA May 6, 2007
Maggots rid diabetic patient of an antibiotic-resistant infection, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Manchester). (Science Daily)
Bacteria mutateto counter antibiotics Apr 22, 2007
A few years ago, a new strain of staph began to emerge: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA, also known as "mersa"). MRSA is not only resistant to all penicillins, even the newest ones; it is resistant to many antibiotics. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
London: Unsafe UK Hospitals Drive Patients to India Apr 17, 2007
Patients fear contracting infections in British hospitals such as MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and Clostridium difficile. Also among the favourite destinations are Holland Sweden and Norway which do not have an MRSA problem. (Daijiworld.com)
Scientific Results Presented At ECCMID Demonstrate Well-Differentiated Profile of Basilea's Two Phase III Anti-infective Compounds Apr 3, 2007
Further evidence of the microbiological and pharmacokinetic profiles of this investigational compound was presented at ECCMID. Ceftobiprole has a broad in vitro spectrum, in particular activity against MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus). In vitro susceptibility testing showed potent activity against all staphylococci collected in the first phase III cSSSI study, including MRSA and other multi-drug resistant pathogens (P2027). (Primezone Releases)
Doctors and nurses carry bugs on ID cards Mar 20, 2007
Of the microbes isolated overall, seven were the "superbug" methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); 29 were methicillin sensitive S. aureus (MSSA); four were enterococci and five were aerobic gram-negative bacilli. "These are common organisms that can cause a range of community and hospital infections," one of the investigators said. (ABC News Online, Australia)
The gift of love: A husband. A wife. A bad kidney. A happy ending. Feb 13, 2007
From October 2003 to January 2004 she was in Broward hospitals, undergoing three surgeries due to infections -- first Staphylococcus, then its antibiotic-resistant form called MRSA, for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. I lost my spleen and my large intestine; for a year I had an ileostomy,'' she said. (The Miami Herald)
Hospitals losing the battle to stem spread of killer infection Jan 31, 2007
Bloodstream infections with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) showed a small decline to 3,391 in the six months from April to September. The fall of 5 per cent, compared with the same period in the previous year, is not a fast enough rate of progress for the Government to hit its target of halving the infection rate by 2008. (Independent)
Freeport schools work to combat bacteria outbreak Jan 29, 2007
FREEPORT Five hundred new soap and disinfectant dispensers have been installed at Freeport schools to help battle a common staph bacteria called Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), an infection resistant to penicillin-type antibiotics, which has cropped up in the district, school district officials report. Employees have been asked to disinfect their hands frequently to stop the spread of infection. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
MRSA: Superbug Or False Alarm? Jan 3, 2007
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a far different story. It is present in the general population, is more easily transmissible than ebola and can be found in common places and situations. (Click2Houston, TX)
