October 31, 2007 -- Rather than focusing on hand-hygiene compliance, hospitals should consider using targeted cleaning to decrease methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination and ...

March 23, 2009 (San Diego, California) — An environmental cleaning effort that exceeds national guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) might be necessary to reduce the ...

The study found that patients cut their risk of infection if they applied a nasal antibiotic treatment and used mouthwash and antiseptic soap for six months. Approximately five percent of hospitalized ...

Instituting several simple steps to improve cleaning policies in the ICU may eliminate patients’ risk for acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a prior MRSA-positive room occupant ...

Enhanced environmental cleaning of hospital intensive care units could potentially reduce MRSA and VRE transmission, according to research findings published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

The risk of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among patients in intensive care units (ICUs) was sharply reduced through enhanced cleaning practices following the departure ...

Even if hospital workers practice perfect hand hygiene, MRSA can still spread among babies in the NICU, according to new research led by a Drexel University researcher. Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, ...

Therapy dogs help ease stress in young patients with cancer, but can spread methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), putting vulnerable kids at risk for a serious infection. Cleaning the ...

HENRICO, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health provided cleaning guidelines after several cases of bacterial infection were reported at the University of Richmond Weinstein Center for Recreation and ...

BRIDGETON --A union representing corrections officers at Cumberland County Jail is upset over a decision to eliminate weekend jail clean-up. The clean-up, taking place in 8-hour shifts on Saturdays ...