Starting in 2011, hospitals in the United Kingdom will be reporting on two more types of “health care associated” infections–E coli and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).
UK hospital
The United Kingdom’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) has found unsatisfactory levels of bacteria–a sign of poor hygiene and a cross contamination threat—in restaurant cleaning cloths.
Half the
The Morningland Dairy in Mountain View, Missouri, recalled cheese products after tests conducted on cheese distributed to a California retailer tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
According
As part of the 2010 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Symposium 5
brought together experts in the area of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). An MRSA bacterium can cause infections in the