Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI), reduction of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) and the reduction, incidence and transmission of Multi-drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO) as new HAI national patient safety goals in 2009 (Saufl, 2009). According to Broaders and Srikanth (2014) most HAIs are caused by MDROs, making up two-thirds of reported HAIs. MDROs are highly resistant…

(Bracco, Dubois, Bouali, and Eggimann, 2007, p. 838). The study compared the data collected over time from patients in a single room to the data collected from patients in a double room to see if there was a variable in preventing the spread of resistant nosocomial organisms. The data from this study suggests that single patient rooms are more likely to play a role in preventing…

According to the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming an increased problem in hospitals and communities due to the lack of antibacterial options currently available. Throughout the world, many Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens are growing more resistant to antibiotics currently on the market. The goal of this journal article is to raise awareness for the global antibiotic crisis and to hopefully encourage the community and legislative…

glycan chains. As some types of A. aureus (methicillin-resistant S. Aureus) are resistant to β-lactam antibiotics, an antibiotic effective against MRSA may be the optimal treatment. An alternative treatment could be treating the boils with warm and wet washcloth, which will stimulate them draining on its own. 5. S. Aureus is carried by many individuals and can be easily transmitted to the environment by the hands. The nostrils and wet skin are good habitats of S. Aureus. The elderly, diabetics…

Biographical Sketch of Teresa Burton Teresa Burton, born in New Jersey and raised in Virginia, in May of 1998 graduated with a Diploma in Nursing from Southside Regional Medical Center (SRMC), Professional School of Nursing in Petersburg, Virginia. The SRMC School of Nursing presented Teresa with The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Scholarship Award, which is a grant for the education of deserving female students with financial needs for education. During that period, she worked as a…

growing demand for alternative methods that would limit the costs associated with the chemical synthesis of nanoparticles. Over the years, researchers have shown the ability of microbes to synthesize metal nanoparticles to be used against multidrug-resistant organisms. This study seeks to analyze biomineralization…

On October 1, 2008, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new regulation, which deny payment for selected 10 conditions occurring during the hospital stay and are not present on admission. Out of these 10 hospital-acquired conditions, three of them were healthcare-associated infections, which are a common, expensive, and often preventable. According to an article published in Med Care on 2010, this policy was the first significant step to move output-based inpatient…

transitioned to Maryland where I am currently working as an Intramural Research Training Award postbaccalaureate (IRTA) research fellow at the National Institute of Health (NIH) investigating against the common deadly pathogen, MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Much like everyone else, time to time I think back and reflect to myself about my continual growth and progress. Really, my scientific career began as an intern just asking how to use a…

highest concentration of biosurfactant tested (10 mg ml-1) showed high percentages of inhibition for Streptococcus oralis J22 (68%), C. albicans (57%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (57.6%). The antimicrobial activity of the crude biosurfactant isolated from Candida sphaerica with concentrations between 5 and 10 mg ml1 against C. albicans, Staph. aureus and Staph. epidermidiswas less to that obtained with the biosurfactants. The crude biosurfactant showed antimicrobial activity against a broad…

Identifying environmental reservoirs of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), as well as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community might be critical for controlling the spread of community–acquired staphylococcal infections [27]. Dental unit waterlines are known as reservoirs since they are frequently contaminated…