Regina E. Dolsen, RN, BSN, MA, is vice president of operations for Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners. Q: How should our ambulatory surgery center treat patients with MRSA? What action protocol should ...

Researchers found a high prevalence of MRSA in children undergoing open airway surgery, suggesting the need for MRSA screening and treatment protocols, according to a study published in the Archives ...

MRSA is a form of staph bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics typically used to treat bacterial infections. When an MRSA infection travels through the bloodstream, it can reach organs like ...

Is there a role for preoperative nasal culture to rule outmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prior to surgery? —Rajesh V. Dalal, MD, Lake Jackson, Tex. Presently, the answer is no.

During the COVID pandemic, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in acute care hospitals rose steeply, despite a decrease of infections before the pandemic, the Society for ...

Research helps explain why MRSA takes hold post-implant surgery Staphylococcus aureus, bacteria which commonly cause drug-resistant infections to take hold after prosthetic surgery, shield themselves ...

Some potentially positive news for New York Giants veteran Daniel Fells on Monday morning, as he is undergoing another surgery as he recovers from the MRSA infection that left him hospitalized in ...