An isolated 5-minute soak in enzymatic soap solution may not completely disinfect flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopes, according to research published in the Archives of Otolaryngology. The researchers ...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- An eastern Kentucky school district with one confirmed case of antibiotic-resistant staph infection plans to shut down all 23 of its schools Monday, affecting about 10,300 students, ...

University of Michigan researchers published a study in late August documenting the effectiveness of their newly developed durable disinfectant coating. The disinfectant kills 99.9% of microbes, ...

During the COVID pandemic, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in acute care hospitals rose steeply, despite a decrease of infections before the pandemic, the Society for ...

FREEPORT, Pa. — The Freeport Area School District has undergone a thorough disinfection after a case of MRSA and a case of chicken pox was confirmed. School officials said they learned that a high ...

Even in a post-pandemic world, frontline health care workers face many occupational challenges, and exposure to infection is among them. Now, University of Cincinnati scientists are working to ...

In the past, numerous strategies have been implemented to eradicate colonization in patients who carry MRSA. The anterior nares are the most common site of colonization. Over 40 different nasal ...