MRSA

Antibiotic shows efficacy against complicated Staph bacteremia

A phase 3 trial shows ceftobiprole was noninferior to daptomycin in patients with complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

Chris Dall

NIAID awards $11.5 million to better understand drug-resistant bloodstream infections

The grant focuses on infections caused by Staphylococcus, including MRSA, and Candida, an invasive fungus that is often drug-resistant.

Lisa Schnirring

Experimental study suggests bed bugs could be vector for MRSA spread

Researchers used a membrane contaminated with MRSA to mimic a bed bug feeding through the skin of a host colonized with the drug-resistant pathogen.

Chris Dall

New guidelines recommend antibiotic stewardship for preventing MRSA

The guidelines continue to focus on hand hygiene and proper cleaning of hospital equipment but elevate stewardship to an essential practice.

Chris Dall

Decolonization protocol tied to dramatically reduced MRSA in critically ill infants

An approach normally used in older patients was associated with a sharp reduction in MRSA infections in critically ill infants and young kids.

Chris Dall

Canadian surveillance shows rise in MRSA, other healthcare-associated infections

Data collected from 88 Canadian hospitals from January 2017 through December 2021 show that rates of MRSA bloodstream infections rose 35%.

Chris Dall

New hospital data highlight rise in healthcare-associated infections during COVID

The rate of 3 healthcare-associated infections hit a 5-year high in US hospitals during COVID-19.

Chris Dall

News Scan for Nov 11, 2022

COVID-19 mitigation measures tied to fewer infant bacterial infections

A study of 97 hospitals in the United States and Canada found that the incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) and invasive bacterial infection (IBI) in infants with fever fell to pre-pandemic levels by early 2022, researchers reported yesterday in Pediatrics.

Infant bacterial infections during COVID
Rising healthcare-associated infections

News Scan for Oct 03, 2022

CDC, FDA investigate multistate Listeria outbreak

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to brie and camembert cheeses.

Multistate Listeria outbreak
MRSA on hospital floors
US, European avian flu poultry toll

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Sep 12, 2022

Study spotlights excess antibiotics in discharged hospital patients

A study conducted at Johns Hopkins Hospital found that three-quarters of patients evaluated were prescribed excess antibiotics at discharge, and durations were frequently longer than recommended, researchers reported last week in the American Journal of Infection Control.