Category: Healthcare-associated infections

New Clinical Guidelines for MRSA Treatment

Catherine Liu, MD

Author – Dr. Catherine Liu Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) – both healthcare- and community-associated – has become an enormous public health problem. MRSA is responsible for about 60 percent of skin and soft tissue infections seen in emergency rooms, and invasive MRSA kills about 18,000 Read More >

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Hand Hygiene: Patients Speak Up – Part 2 of 3

Clean Hands Count

Krissy Brinsley-Rainisch, MPH CDC Health Communications Specialist CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Performing hand hygiene is a simple, mundane task. It is a very low tech action but has been shown to dramatically reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Still, there are a multitude of reasons why it isn’t always practiced as recommended: forgetfulness, too busy, Read More >

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