September 13, 2009 (San Francisco, California) — Universal screening using rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (MRSA) in hospitals appears to ...

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) introduced its Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention Initiative in March 2007. [1] Since then, an interrupted time-series analysis [2] ...

Results from focus groups and questionnaires showed healthcare workers from Chicago-area hospitals generally exhibited positive perceptions toward legislation requiring MRSA screening, according to ...

While screening for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus may be the method of choice for some hospitals, the efficacy of the practice remains in question, according to a study in the American ...

Diagnostics company bioMerieux (PARIS:BIM) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a test to detect and screen for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus, more ...

Polymerase chain reaction testing may be more clinically effective than chromogenic agar for MRSA screening, according to research published in BMC Infectious Diseases. For their study, researcher ...

Researchers found a high prevalence of MRSA in children undergoing open airway surgery, suggesting the need for MRSA screening and treatment, according to a study published in the Archives of ...

Is there a role for preoperative nasal culture to rule outmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prior to surgery? —Rajesh V. Dalal, MD, Lake Jackson, Tex. Presently, the answer is no.