Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Perspective

• Leadership Needed to Fight Superbugs and Health Inequities A bill before Congress could incentivize the development of new antimicrobials.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 28, 2022
• Skin Rejuvenation: Synthetic Snake Venom to the Rescue? "Much more research is necessary, of course, to see if there are methods to facilitate entry of snake venom into the dermis and if this is even desirable," Leslie S. Baumann, MD, says in her column.
  Medscape Dermatology, August 11, 2021
• Three More Things We Do for No Reason in Pediatrics   The Cribsiders share their favorite easy-to-implement pearls on CAP, cellulitis, and constipation in kids.
  The Cribsiders, April 30, 2021
• The Biggest Myth in Cellulitis Treatment Douglas Paaw, MD, reveals the biggest treatment myth in cellulitis.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, March 11, 2021
• CDC Doc Addresses Today's Pandemic and the Next A CDC physician's experience battling antibiotic resistance in a COVID-19 world.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 23, 2020
• New Strategies to Prevent MRSA Infections in Your Hospital A community hospital's rate of MRSA bloodstream infections is much higher than the national rate. Would you know what to do to reverse this trend?
  CDC Expert Commentary, December 23, 2019
• Malpractice Case: Dangers When Taking Over a Patient's Care Accepting a transfer patient means accepting the issues and medication that come with that patient. Failure to understand that can result in a lawsuit if something goes wrong.
  Cooperative of American Physicians, December 09, 2019
• Author Dr Matt McCarthy Is Raising the Alarm on Superbugs   Eric Topol interviews physician writer Matt McCarthy on his new book 'Superbugs' and current hot topics on the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
  Medscape, July 23, 2019
• The Latest Dirt on Hospital Cleanliness An infectious diseases specialist reviews the evidence for contamination sources in healthcare facilities.
  Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), January 15, 2019
• The Demise of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia Why did the label 'healthcare-associated pneumonia' fall out of favor? Dr Holley shares his views.
  Medscape Critical Care, December 12, 2019
• De-escalating Antibiotics: A Nudge in the Right Direction To encourage de-escalation of vancomycin, a unique behavioral "nudge" aims to change provider prescribing behavior.
  Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), October 02, 2018
• A Closer Look at Skin and Soft Tissue Infections New data provide opportunities for antibiotic and diagnostic stewardship in the management of SSTIs.
  Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), June 07, 2018
• Influenza and MRSA Pneumonia   Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses the antimicrobial options for postinfluenza MRSA pneumonia, and makes the case for a universal flu vaccine.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, March 05, 2018
• Getting the Dirt on Healthcare Worker Clothing Two recent studies evaluated contamination of healthcare worker scrubs, gowns, and gloves in inpatient settings.
  Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), February 02, 2018
• Four Old Antimicrobials That Still Work Best These four antimicrobials aren't the newest, but they have staying power.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 16, 2018
• What's It Like to Be an Infection Prevention Nurse? Being an infection prevention and control nurse is challenging enough, but imagine doing this work in a prison setting. This nurse is up to the challenge.
  Medscape Nurses, October 25, 2017
• Increased Nephrotoxicity With TZP-VAN As evidence of an increased risk for nephrotoxicity with vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam grows, is it time to change practice?
  Medscape Pharmacists, October 02, 2017
• John Bartlett's Take on Critical ID Topics: Part 3--Microbiome Infectious diseases--old and new--continue to threaten human health. In this article, Dr John Bartlett reviews the microbiome.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2017
• 50 Shades of Malpractice Malpractice cases range from crazy to shocking to sad to frustrating. Here are some of the most notorious cases from each of our 50 states.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, August 13, 2015
• Does Glove Disinfection Work? Although not traditionally recommended, glove disinfection could be the next WHO 'moment' for hand hygiene.
  Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), January 24, 2017