Recent research has focused on the predictive value of MRSA nasal swabs, particularly their negative predictive value (NPV), which indicates how effectively these tests can rule out MRSA infections.

Periodontal disease is classically characterized by progressive destruction of the soft and hard tissues of the periodontal complex, mediated by an interplay between dysbiotic microbial communities ...

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 ...

Patricia A. Kittle Nares, age 88, of Mansfield, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at UPMC Soldiers and Sailors Hospital in Wellsboro, PA. She was born on January 3, 1937, in Bradford, PA, a ...

Newly published research in JAMA presents an alternative: a nasal swab test that researchers say accurately diagnoses a child’s asthma subtype. Researchers used the new tests in three studies of ...

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 ...

A systematic search strategy was applied to the literature review. Searches of MEDLINE and CINAHL from 1996 to February 2004 were completed using the terms toys, nosocomial infections, fomites ...

During the initial medical review, healthcare professionals (registered nurses, physicians, physician associates and nurse practitioners) took anterior nares swabs and performed the test according to ...

Objective We examined associations between ulcer bioburden and ulcer outcomes in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) that lacked clinical signs of infection. Research Design and Methods Three ...

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