All Articles Tagged With: "MRSA Infection"
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Surgery Infections Could be Reduced by Bathing Patients with Antiseptic
Researchers have found that hospitals may do better at preventing surgical site infections by bathing patients’ skin with CHG-alcohol instead of the reddish-brown iodine solution that is typically used.
MRSA Hospital Infections Can Cost $61,000 Each to Treat
A new study indicates that antibiotic-resistant hospital infections can cost hospitals $61,000 to treat and may increase the risk of death for patients seven-fold.
MRSA Infections Nearly Doubled Over Last 10 Years: Study
U.S. researchers indicate that there has been a 90% increase in antibiotic-resistant “superbug” infections since 1999, as strains circulating both in hospitals and the community continue relatively unabated.
Hospital MRSA Infections May Follow Patients Home: Study
New research suggests that many patients discharged from a hospital into home health care are sent home with a drug-resistant staph infection known as MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and about one in five may transfer the organisms that cause the infection to others in the home.
MRSA Infection Outbreak Linked to Boston Hospital’s Infection Control
Since November 2008, dozens of mothers and newborn babies have developed hospital MRSA infections after being treated at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, which has been cited for lapses in the hospital’s infection control practices.
MRSA Infection Lawsuit Results in $17.5 M Verdict For Man Who Lost Limbs
A Texas jury awarded $17.5 million to a man who lost both arms and legs as a result of his doctor’s negligent treatment of his hospital-acquired MRSA infection. However, under the Texas damages cap, the verdict was reduced to $7.5 million.
Intensive Care Staph Infections Drop Nearly 50 Percent
According to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hospital staph infections in intensive care units (ICU) dropped nearly 50% between 1997 and 2007. The reduction appears to be largely due to an increased awareness of the risk and prevention steps that have been put in place at [...]
MRSA Skin Infection Misdiagnosis Lawsuit Filed in Florida
A Florida medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against doctors who failed to properly diagnose a man with a MRSA skin infection, which ultimately led to his death.
Hospital Infection Lawsuits are on the Rise
Medical malpractice lawsuits over infections acquired in hospitals are increasing nationwide, according to a report in the Maryland Daily Record. A number of hospital infection lawsuits have resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts recently, and a growing number of experts suggest that nearly all such infections can be prevented if certain steps are taken by [...]
