A review of randomized controlled trials found that Asian and Black participants were underrepresented.
The study highlights the impact of community COVID-19 incidence on racial disparities in invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections.
The studies examined trends in hospitalized patients, and the authors said the findings support the need for better infection-prevention strategies in the region.
A trial found that mupirocin was more effective than iodophore in reducing Staphylococcus aureus in ICU patients.
A phase 3 trial shows ceftobiprole was noninferior to daptomycin in patients with complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
The grant focuses on infections caused by Staphylococcus, including MRSA, and Candida, an invasive fungus that is often drug-resistant.
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.
The guidelines continue to focus on hand hygiene and proper cleaning of hospital equipment but elevate stewardship to an essential practice.
An approach normally used in older patients was associated with a sharp reduction in MRSA infections in critically ill infants and young kids.
Data collected from 88 Canadian hospitals from January 2017 through December 2021 show that rates of MRSA bloodstream infections rose 35%.
