MRSA Notes

Welcome to another Theme Day at the Science & Health channel at b5media! We have come a good way over the past year in helping make folks aware of MRSA and here is an overview of some of the most influential events of 2006.
January 2006 - ESPN Broadcaster Jack Snow dies from complications from [...]

I frequently hear this question, and my answer is always the same - MRSA is transmitted by skin to skin contact, so certainly sexual activity provides the opportunity. Compounding the issue is the fact that MRSA likes to colonize in those warm, moist nether-regions. The subject comes up even more frequently when considering [...]

In an article published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, infectious disease experts warn of MRSA strains that are emerging and spreading with alarming rapidity across Canada. These are the same strains that have been working in the U.S. on our children and our athletes.

The resistant bacteria is an “old foe with [...]

I swear I already wrote about this, but for the life of me, I cannot find it in my archives here at MRSA Notes. Regardless, it was back in the news last week, so here we go again on a topic that I am not sure how I feel about.
London researchers have gained [...]

This is another good one from The Guardian - they have lots of good MRSA info, I think, because The Guardian thrives on sensationalism and has discovered MRSA to be a good topic. Regardless, check out this article, it answers some general questions about MRSA:

What is MRSA?
How dangerous is MRSA?
What about the new killer [...]

Scientists have found another weak spot in the biology of bacteria in the folate production system. Bacteria can produce their own folate, which is crucial in cell division, while humans cannot - so targeting this process in the bacteria should result in a drug that is not harmful to humans, but prevents the reproduction [...]

This is an awesome article about how 13 year old Lynzee Suske narrowly escaped a very bad battle with MRSA due to the technology of telemedicine. It brings to light the importance of hospitals being at the top of their game in the tech department.

On Nov. 28, Lynzee’s doctors set up a teleconferencing [...]

The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) has completed a survey of 1008 men and women regarding their concern for skin infections and flu.
They say that 74% were concerned about hygiene in academic settings, and 84% were concerned about hygiene in their homes. I would love to see the actual survey they conducted, but it is [...]

Solvay, an international chemical and pharmaceutical group located in Brussels, has developed a biocidal product, Perestane, that is an effective disinfectant against MRSA and C. difficile.

Perestane®, which Solvay is marketing presently in the European Union, is a disinfectant based on peracid chemistry with a range of potential applications in the public and domestic health [...]

Well, you know I am not a scientist - and when it comes to talking about PVL (Panton-Valentine leukocidin) my ignorance does indeed show. I was under the impression that this toxin was a result of CA-MRSA, a toxin released by the bacteria in the course of an infection, not a cause of an [...]