British physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin nearly 100 years ago, was the first to warn ...

This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals practicing in public health or ...

we modeled the empiric treatment of cellulitis in the outpatient setting, incorporating estimates of the growing risk of MRSA. The increasing proportion of community-acquired infections due to ...

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess ...

If you are having surgery, you may be concerned about a bacterial infection after your procedure. While these infections are often preventable with good wound care and frequent hand washing, some ...

This indicator covers the incidence of healthcare associated infections from Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes ...

An untreated yeast infection that persists for too long, can lead to complications that require medical attention. These include painful sores, infertility, or even a potentially deadly bloodstream ...

Kenneth Perry, MD, an emergency physician in South Carolina, said his hospital has recently seen an uptick in emergency department visits tied to these infections. "From cough to nasal congestion ...

The 20% of nursing homes with the highest MRSA rates made up for 50% of MRSA infections in nursing homes, the data showed. Nursing homes that had high MRSA rates were more likely to have the ...

Dalbavancin is under clinical development by AbbVie and currently in Phase III for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections. According to GlobalData, Phase III drugs for ...

Ceftobiprole medocaril is under clinical development by Basilea Pharmaceutica and currently in Phase III for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections. According to GlobalData, ...

Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children’s Medical Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, ...