https://healthhype.com/mrsa-superbug.html Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:09:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/mrsa-superbug.html#comment-16646 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:02:09 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/mrsa-superbug.html#comment-16646 […] wound healing. With the increased incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA superbug) infections, necrotizing fasciitis is a […]

]]> https://healthhype.com/mrsa-superbug.html#comment-3768 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:28:43 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/mrsa-superbug.html#comment-3768 […] previous infections with MRSA […]

]]> https://healthhype.com/mrsa-superbug.html#comment-3728 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:15:48 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/mrsa-superbug.html#comment-3728 One area often overlooked in the battle against the transfer of dangerous infectious diseases in medical environments are the ubiquitous keyboards and mice. Standard keyboards and mice can not be disinfected because germs collect around and in seams and under keys. Recently Man & Machine, Inc. released a White Paper titled, “Minimizing Transmission of Infection Disease in Heath Care Environments by Use of Disinfectable PC Keyboards and Mice.” It can be viewed at: http://www.man-machine.com/whitepaper.htm

]]> https://healthhype.com/mrsa-superbug.html#comment-3725 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:28:49 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/mrsa-superbug.html#comment-3725 Recently a new strain of MRSA has demonstrated resistance to the NEW antibiotic Linezolid (Zyvox)Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (LRSA), which was considered to be the one solution that would work when all other antibiotics failed – until now. Although “isolated” cases of Zyvox-resistance have been reported in the past, in this case, 12 patients in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Madrid, Spain, all developed MRSA that failed to respond to the drug.

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