{"id":2911,"date":"2016-08-11T17:33:54","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T00:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=2911"},"modified":"2011-08-11T17:33:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T00:33:54","slug":"infection-antibiotics-mrsa-l0810","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/infection-antibiotics-mrsa-l0810\/","title":{"rendered":"An infection that antibiotics can\u2019t kick"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"While modern medicine has come a long way, there are still things that can\u2019t be cured by medication or a surgery.\u00a0 A staph infection called Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus or MRSA is one of those conditions that doesn\u2019t have a cure.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Now several hospitals are trying to come up with a set of guidelines to keep patients from getting the infection.<\/p>\n

\"\"The infection:<\/strong>
\nMRSA can spread easily in hospitals.\u00a0 The infection typically starts as small red bumps all over the body and can turn into deep red abscesses that need surgical draining.\u00a0 The infection is resistant to medications and can lead to death.<\/p>\n

No antibiotics can tackle it:<\/strong>
\nAccording to the Mayo Clinic, \u201cMRSA is the result of decades of often unnecessary antibiotic<\/a> use. For years, antibiotics have been prescribed for colds, flu and other viral infections that don’t respond to these drugs. Even when antibiotics are used appropriately, they contribute to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria because they don’t destroy every germ they target.\u201d<\/p>\n

The study:<\/strong>
\nResearchers from Indiana University have identified common problems at Intensive Care Units that could reduce the risk of MRSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Our research found that while implementation plans should be locally-derived, reducing and preventing the spread of infections in ICUs entails overcoming common barriers,” said Amber Welsh, PhD of the Indiana University Center for Health Services & Research Outcomes.<\/p>\n

Their suggestions to hospitals:<\/strong>
\n*Engage front line staff in implementation.
\n*Build a multi-disciplinary implementation team.
\n*Commit to data collection, management, and feedback.
\n*Acquire support of top management.
\n*Use process mapping and other problem-solving tools.<\/p>\n

The future:<\/strong>
\n“The tendency for any organization unit is to say, ‘We’re different,’ implying that change efforts must be tailor-made for each unique group or culture,” Dr. Welsh said. “But our research shows that while units are unique, there are commonalities that can guide consideration and planning efforts to implement new practices. We hope that this study will help hospitals realize that change implementation is both a unique and universal activity.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While modern medicine has come a long way, there are still things that can\u2019t be cured by medication or a surgery.\u00a0 A staph infection called Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus or MRSA is one of those conditions that doesn\u2019t have a cure.\u00a0 Now several hospitals are trying to come up with a set of guidelines to keep […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-health-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t