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Penicillin Allergy Linked to MRSA, C. Difficile Risk
by modernClinician Editorial Team
There is a correlation for documented penicillin allergy with increased risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile, which is mediated by increased use of β-lactam alternative antibiotics, according to a study published online June 27 in the BMJ.
CDC: Invasive MRSA More Likely Among Injection Drug Users
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Injection drug users are more than 16-fold more likely to develop invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, according to research published in the June 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Care Process Use Linked to Reduced S. Aureus Mortality
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Use of evidence-based care processes in routine care for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is associated with reduced mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Rates of S. aureus Antibiotic Resistance Down in United States
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Staphylococcus aureus infections among U.S. hospital patients have been less resistant to key antibiotics in recent years, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Microbe 2017, held from June 1 to 5 in New Orleans.
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