Methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains increased in the U.S. from 2.4% in 1975 to 29% in 1991. Once established, MRSA is very difficult to eradicate. One of the biggest challenges is preventing cross-transmission of these organisms. Certain patients are more prone to infection and colonization by MRSA, and neonates in NICUs are a high-risk group (Finkelstein, 1999, 24). Risk factors for acquiring MRSA include prolonged hospitalization; […]

Introduction The development of the measles virus in earlier childhood is still relatively commonplace today in lower economic countries. A vaccination was developed approximately 40 years ago which reduced the incidence of the virus Worldwide. Unfortunately the virus has not been entirely eradicated, and a higher rate of infection still occurs more frequently in developing countries. In 2006 an invention of strategies were put into […]

Abstraction: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ( AAOS ) and the American Dental Association ( ADA ) , along with 10 other academic associations and societies late ( December 2012 ) published their common clinical pattern guideline “ Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures. ” This evidence-based guideline, detailed in 325 pages, has three recommendations and substitutes the old AAOS […]