Targeted cleaning 'key to MRSA'
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Targeted cleaning to tackle MRSA hotspots is key to reducing hospital infections, an expert says.
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A strain of MRSA that has never previously caused deaths in hospitals claims two lives, say health experts.
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The UK's MRSA problem may be due to highly contagious clones of the superbug, says a scientist.
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A lethal new form of MRSA is reported to be more prevalent among the gay community in the US.
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Alan Johnson, the health secretary, will today declare the long-sleeved white coats worn by generations of hospital doctors to be an MRSA-infection hazard that must be eliminated throughout the NHS in England.
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Australian researchers are developing a process that could lead to self-cleaning wool sweaters and silk ties.
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A hand-held probe could cut the number of patients who develop infections following operations.
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Pyjamas and bed linen made with silver cloth are to be used in hospitals to help fight the MRSA superbug.
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Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel, thinking the quick-acting goo will kill bacteria on their hands and curb the spread of infection. It turns out that's not enough.
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The number of deaths linked to a hospital bug called Clostridium difficile has outstripped those due to MRSA, statistics show.
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Scary drug-resistant bacteria are on the rise, but there are simple ways to avoid infection.
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A trial to see if copper stops the spread of MRSA is being tested in a Birmingham hospital.
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Testing all new hospital patients for a dangerous staph "superbug" could help wipe out a germ that likely kills more Americans than AIDS, consumer advocates say and early evidence suggests.
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Among patients treated at urban public hospital emergency rooms for skin and soft-tissue infections, more and more often the cause appears to be the antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' known as MRSA, new research shows.
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Drug-resistant staph infections that have made headlines in recent weeks come from what the nation's top doctor calls "the cockroach of bacteria" Â a bad germ that can lurk in lots of places, but not one that should trigger panic.
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An anti-bacterial agent commonly found in soaps and detergents has been found in water from streams and wastewater treatment plants in the Baltimore area, a Johns Hopkins researcher said Wednesday.
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If antibiotic succeeds in testing, it would be the 1st new treatment for the disease in 41 years. WASHINGTON -- A novel type of antibiotic has been shown in laboratory tests to powerfully attack and control