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May 31, 2013 | New Public Health Post
According to a recent article in the New York Times, hospitals are working on inventive ways to increase hand washing and stop the spread of germs that can kill hospitalized patients.
November 10, 2009 | Program Result Report
Investigators with the Plexus Institute developed a pilot program at six hospitals to control and reduce the rate of infections of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the most virulent hospital-acquired infections in the United States.
March 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Staphylococcus aureus, a common human pathogen, usually resides in nasal passages. In healthy individuals the bacterium is usually harmless but when passed among patients in hospitals or other institutions it can cause a variety of infections. Both ...
March 5, 2013 | Report
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are recognized in health care settings as a cause of difficut to treat infections associated with high mortality.
February 28, 2013 | Journal Article
Seasonal and age variations seen in hospital MRSA infection rates.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
When patients are likely to develop immunity to infection, the duration of antibiotic treatments can be shortened without harm, thus delaying the spread of drug resistance and its concomitant public health impacts, according to this model-based analysis.
November 15, 2011 | Story
RWJF-funded Extending the Cure releases new research showing troubling trends in antibiotic use.
November 14, 2011 | Journal Article
Index developed to quantify changes in drug resistance over time.
November 14, 2011 | Journal Article
Index developed to quantify changes in drug resistance over time.
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This study suggests that government incentives are needed to encourage the research and development that goes into producing novel antibiotics, in addition to increasing development of new ones.