Is a MRSA Infection Contagious?
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a strain of staph, is a highly antibiotic-resistant super bacterium. It spreads easily through skin-to-skin contact and exposure of an open sore to contaminants.
Category : Infectious Diseases : Health & Medical
Healthcare Professionals: Get a Flu Vaccine or Risk Being a Fool
Healthcare providers have no excuse to avoid the flu vaccine; they have access to the world's medical knowledge and should be able to rise above superstition and ignorance.
Point-of-Care Urine Test for TB Screening Among HIV+ Adults
How accurate is the rapid urine LAM test for TB screening among newly-diagnosed HIV-infected adults?
Challenges of Emerging Infections in Germany
Developing National Epidemiological Capacity to Meet the Challenges of Emerging Infections in Germany
What Are the Treatments for a Nasal Staph Infection?
The CDC reports that staphylococcus is a bacterium that lives in the noses of 1/3 of the American Population. At times this infection can wreak havoc on a patient's sinuses and cause severe infections that can be very difficult to get rid of. However, there are some treatments that you can use to
How Long Do You Use Ketoconazole?
Ketoconazole is a treatment for fungal infections, and the duration of treatment depends on the type of infection, as well as its severity. Only a licensed health care provider is qualified to make this determination.
Folliculitis Treatment
Folliculitis is an inflammatory skin condition that involves the hair follicles. A hair follicle is a pouch in the skin from which the hair grows. The follicles can become infected and need treatment. Anyone can get this disorder at any age and every part of the body that has hair can get folliculit
Policies on Contact and Isolation Precautions
Some disease processes and pathogens that are found in hospital patients and residents of long-term care facilities require special consideration to prevent spreading diseases or pathogens to health care workers and other patients. Contact and isolation precaution policies are a part of every health
What Causes Type B Strep?
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria found in the lower intestines of adult men and in the lower intestines and/or vagina of adult women. GBS bacteria occurs naturally in both men and women, but it can have serious adverse effects on infants.
Respiratory Virus Shedding of Healthcare Workers
Healthcare-associated spread of respiratory viruses continues to be a patient safety issue.
What can you take to prevent developing TB?
There's a drug you can take to not get TB, if you've been exposed. Isoniazid (or INH) is taken as prophylaxis for Tuberculosis.
What is the story behind Anthrax?
Anthrax has made it back in the news again. It's a disease that's found naturally but the worry remains that one day it will be used as a weapon.
Seroprevalence of Antibodies Against T. solium Cysticerci
Case reports of NCC are increasing among refugees resettled to the United States. What signs and symptoms should a clinician look for?
Converging Issues in Veterinary and Public Health
More than 20 key officials from the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges met with staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) December 5-6, 2002, to discuss the increasing convergence of issues confronting human and a
The Microbiome of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
How do bacteria and fungi influence mucosal inflammation in chronic rhinosinusitis?
Saving Dr Brantly: A Race Against Time
Here is the nail-biting account of one physician trying to save the life of a colleague stricken with Ebola.
Smallpox as a Bioterrorist Weapon
Historical data indicate that a median of 2,155 smallpox vaccine doses per case were given to stop outbreaks, implying that a stockpile of 40 million doses should be adequate.
Bilirubin
When red blood cells become old or damaged, they are broken down in the body, resulting in a yellow pigmented chemical called bilirubin.
SARS Exposure and Emergency Department Workers
The first case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan was reported from the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) in mid-March 2003.
Loofah Infections
Loofahs are vegetable gourds used in the shower to exfoliate skin. A loofah gourd is harvested, dried and used to scratch away dead skin cells. Exfoliation is key to maintaining a fresh complexion, as this makes way for the development of new skin cells. Loofah sponges have been linked to the spread