Implementation of multiple prevention interventions could potentially reduce multidrug-resistant organism infections in acute care hospitals, according to new findings published in the American ...

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) have dramatically increased in all parts of the world in the past decade. Antibiotic resistance, or the “silent tsunami,” occurs when germs ...

A CDC statistic frequently used to illustrate the scope of the threat of antimicrobial resistance in the United States may be a significant underestimation of the true burden, researchers said.

A seismic demographic shift is afoot, with older adults expected to outnumber children by the year 2034 for the first time in U.S. history. This will result in higher demand for long-term care ...

Decolonization also decreased infection-related hospitalization among participating nursing homes by an adjusted 26.7% (95% CI 19.0%-34.5%) compared with ...

ORLANDO, Florida — An intervention aimed at reducing multidrug resistant organism (MDRO) colonization and infection in nursing homes proved successful in a randomized trial conducted in a dozen ...

A study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases examined the association between infectious diseases consultations and death following multidrug-resistant organism infections. Researchers ...

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Antiseptic soap and nasal decolonization can prevent infection and hospitalization among nursing home residents — a simple intervention more facilities should use, Susan Huang, MD, the medical ...