Tag: hospital acquired infections
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Initial research is promising for an ancient combination of natural ingredients to kill MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant superbug
Researchers in England say an ancient folk cure might help kill the superbug MRSA, Justin Moyer reports for The Washington Post. MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is among the infections that have...
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New rule will improve reporting of antibiotic-resistant infections in health-care facilities, which are getting worse in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky will have a new weapon, in the form of data, to fight infections acquired in hospitals and other health-care facilities, with legislative...
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‘Superbug’ considered the worst one yet is still not widespread in Kentucky hospitals, but officials predict it is coming
A new deadly superbug that is almost totally resistant to antibiotics and kills about half who get bloodstream infections has found its way to community hospitals in the Southeastern United...
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Prescribing antibiotics for viral infections must stop; overuse of antibiotics causes antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’
Bronchitis is a viral infection, and antibiotics are not effective for treating viral infections. Doctors know this, yet they continue to prescribe antibiotics to patients with bronchitis and other viral...
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Activist seeking stronger rules on reporting health-care infections says industry lobbyists misled legislative committee to kill bill
“Health-care industry witnesses appeared to have presented incorrect information” to the House Health and Welfare Committee in speaking March 6 against House Bill 460, which would require all health-care facilities...
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Kentucky hospitals disagree on how to battle MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant and highly contagious bacteria that plagues them
Hospitals agree that precautions must be taken to fight the potentially deadly super bug MRSA, but they differ in their approaches, Laura Ungar reports for The Courier-Journal. Swab kits are...
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Deadly, drug-resistant bacteria are becoming more common in Kentucky hospitals; key lawmaker wants to require public reporting
Nightmarish, drug-resistant bacteria that cause deadly infections are becoming more common in Kentucky hospitals, and a leading legislator on health issues says they should be required to report each case....
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Nightmare, drug-resistant superbugs, including one that kills half the people who get it, are a big threat
“Nightmare bacteria” leading to deadly infections that are difficult and sometimes impossible to treat are on the rise in American hospitals, and threaten to spread to otherwise healthy people outside of...
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Kentucky hospitals score mostly Bs and Cs on hospital safety scorecard; most in U.S. earned an A or B
In an analysis of the nation’s hospitals and their safety records, many of Kentucky’s health care facilities have some shortcomings. A study by the Leapfrog Group finds that the vast...
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Infections, other safety issues plague hospitals, maybe more so when nursing is cut; here’s a good series on it
The Centers for Disease Control has reported that nearly 1 million patient-safety incidents, including infections that patients acquired in hospitals, occurred among Medicare patients over the years 2006, 2007, 2008....