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7 unusual facts about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus


Benzethonium chloride

Independent testing shows that benzethonium chloride is highly effective against such pathogens as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Clostridium difficile, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, herpes simplex virus (HSV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and norovirus.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals

Its main products address unmet medical needs in acute care, specifically pathogens like MRSA.

Elizabeth Carling

Selena’s storylines have included being kidnapped and stabbed by drug traffickers, contracting MRSA, and having romances with colleagues Harry, Will, and Nathan.

Glycopeptide antibiotic

Until 2000? Glycopeptides used to be the last effective line of defense for cases of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, however several newer classes of antibiotics have proven to have activity against MRSA, including, in 2000, linezolid of the oxazolidinone class, and in 2003 daptomycin of the lipopeptide class.

Jamie Lawrence

Following the incident, he underwent surgery for treatment on a cut in his right knee; surgeons left two stitches in the wound, and as a result Lawrence contracted the MRSA superbug.

Levamisole Induced Necrosis Syndrome

Incision and drainage of the nodes was performed and he was discharged home with sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for presumed Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.

Ugie Hospital

In 2004 the Ravenscraig geriatric ward at the hospital was closed to new admissions because of an outbreak of MRSA among the elderly patients.


Anterior nares

For more information on symptoms and treatment see MRSA.

Antimicrobial properties of copper

In the interest of protecting public health, especially in heathcare environments with their susceptible patient populations, an abundance of peer-reviewed antimicrobial efficacy studies have been conducted in the past 10 years regarding copper’s efficacy to destroy E. coli O157:H7, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus, Clostridium difficile, influenza A virus, adenovirus, and fungi.

Interstitial nephritis

Common causes include infection, or reaction to medication (such as an analgesic or antibiotics such as Methicillin (Meticillin).

Teicoplanin

Teicoplanin is an antibiotic used in the prophylaxis and treatment of serious infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis.

VRSA

Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus.

Wi, Inc.

Wi has worked on many point-of-care tests, including designing and prototyping a disposable card, hardware, and mixing on-card assay, and readying the Point-of-Care DNA-MRSA test for full PC control and lab use.


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