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• Ground Beef Bacterial Contamination Widely Found in Consumer Reports Testing

  September 15, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report finds widespread contamination of ground beef sold throughout the United States.

• Bell & Evans Gluten-Free Breaded Chicken Recall Due to Staph Contamination

  October 27, 2014

  Russell Maas

  More than 30,000 pounds of gluten-free breaded chicken is being recalled because it could be contaminated with Staphylococcal enterotoxin.

• Surgeon Linked to California Hospital Staph Infection Outbreak

  December 13, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  At least five patients who underwent heart surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have been diagnosed with staph...

• Reuse of Drug Vials May Lead to Infections: CDC

  July 16, 2012

  Ricky Allen

  Patients across the United States may be at serious risk for getting hospital-acquired infections after healthcare clinics provide multiple patients...

• Vagifresh Recall: Unapproved Drug and Bacterial Contamination

  January 20, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Due to a risk of bacterial infection and the use of unapproved drugs, a recall has been issued for some...

• Bratz Makeup Sketchbook Recall Issued Due to Staph Infection Risk

  June 8, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Makeup design sketch books for the popular Bratz toy line have been recalled because they may carry the risk of...

• FDA Warns Companies Against Claiming Hand Sanitizers Fight MRSA

  April 22, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal regulators are warning companies that make over-the-counter hand sanitizers to stop exaggerating the bacteria-killing benefits of their products.

• MRSA Infection Rates Higher in U.S. Than in U.K.

  October 25, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Americans are six times more at risk of contracting antibiotic resistant staph infections from their community than their British counterparts,...

• Hospital-Acquired MRSA Infections on the Decline: Report

  August 11, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Increased awareness of practices that help prevent hospital infections, such as better hand-washing and improved patient monitoring, may be helping...

• Cepheid Xpert MRSA Test Kit Recall: Kits May Give False Negatives

  July 7, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Blood tests by Cepheid that are designed to check for the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and staph infections...