A seismic demographic shift is afoot, with older adults expected to outnumber children by the year 2034 for the first time in U.S. history. This will result in higher demand for long-term care ...

Nursing homes must begin to use enhanced barrier precautions to prevent broader transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms and to help protect patients with chronic wounds and indwelling devices, ...

More than 50% of nursing home residents may be colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms, CDC says. Nursing home residents are at increased risk of developing infection with multidrug-resistant ...

Question: In the emergency department (ED) we usually have no idea if a specific patient is infected or colonized with an MDRO. What is recommended for preventing transmission of MDROs in the ED? Dr.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs, did not significantly differ between ICUs with or ...

A study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology examined the impact of universal contact precautions on multidrug-resistant organism rates in intensive care units. They examined data ...

ORLANDO, Florida — An intervention aimed at reducing multidrug resistant organism (MDRO) colonization and infection in nursing homes proved successful in a randomized trial conducted in a dozen ...

MDROs are organisms that are resistant to typical antibacterial treatments. An MDRO infection is potentially life threatening. MRSA is one type of MDRO. About 3 million people per year in the United ...

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) have dramatically increased in all parts of the world in the past decade. Antibiotic resistance, or the “silent tsunami,” occurs when germs ...

UVD cleanings decrease MDROs rates in hospitals Incidence rates of MRSA, CD and MDR gram-negative organisms were also lower with ultraviolet environmental disinfection. HealthDay News – Use of ...

SAN DIEGO — Carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs, is widespread in nursing homes and long-term acute care facilities that are part of an interconnected network in Orange County, ...