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Norway’s solution: Stop taking so many antibiotics

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January 2010 OSLO, Norway (AP) — At Norway’s hospitals, there is no sign of a dangerous and contagious staph infection that killed tens of t...

A mysterious adversary preys on the war's wounded

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A strange, drug-resistant bacterium was infecting troops. Few had heard of it, and no one was sure of its origin. Rui Chong, LA Times Staff ...

You've heard of MRSA, but what about Acinetobacter?

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LA Times December 24, 2009 In the antibiotic-resistance world, MRSA gets most of the press. Sometimes, C. difficile works its way into a hea...

Patients Carry MRSA Between Hospitals

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1/13/10 Source: CDC/Janice Haney Carr Emerging Health Threats: Disinfecting hospital patients can stop further spread, but community strains...

Nose treatment cuts hospital-acquired infections

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Gene Emery Wed Jan 6, 2010 BOSTON (Reuters) - If you're checking into the hospital for surgery, doctors may soon be swabbing your nose i...

HAI-Related Litigation: What Infection Preventionists Need to Know

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Kelly M. Pyrek, Infection Control Today 12/18/2009 Litigation related to healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) is a trend that should be on ...

Antibiotic Overuse Threatens Modern Medicine: Experts

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Kate Kelland LONDON Tue Nov 10, 2009 LONDON (Reuters) - Overuse of antibiotics in Europe is building widespread resistance and threatening ...

Antibiotic Overuse? Not in Norway

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By MARTHA MENDOZA and MARGIE MASON Associated Press Writers Excerpt OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. ...

MRSA Leads to Worse Outcomes, Staggering Expenses for Surgical Patients

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 17, 2009) Post-surgical infections significantly increase the chance of hospital readmission and death and cost as much a...