Diagnostics company bioMerieux (PARIS:BIM) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a test to detect and screen for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus, more ...

Polymerase chain reaction testing may be more clinically effective than chromogenic agar for MRSA screening, according to research published in BMC Infectious Diseases. For their study, researcher ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Active surveillance testing for nasal MRSA carriages appeared to reduce the incidence of clinical ...

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new test for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus detection manufactured by Cepheid. Cepheid’s Xpert MRSA NxG test delivers ...

The FDA Dec. 5 approved the marketing of a new diagnostic test for MRSA from Roche Molecular Systems that yields results hours faster than traditional tests. MRSA is a common cause of ...

A new study suggests that to reduce infection rates, it's important to carefully screen healthcare workers for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in addition to taking other steps. The ...

Scientists have identified a new strain of MRSA that occurs both in human and dairy cow populations and could go undetected under standard MRSA testing, according to a University of Cambridge news ...

The CDC estimates around 5% of U.S. hospital patients carry MRSA infections on their skin or in in their nose. In many cases, these carriers will never develop harmful infections with MRSA. However, ...

Last week, a study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggested that screening surgical patients for MRSA isn't particularly effective in blocking the spread of the disease.

July 3, 2010 — A test to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and S aureus (SA) has been recalled by the manufacturer based on an increasing number of complaints about false ...

As kids go back to school following the winter break, there's always the thoughts of what lurks in the little germ-infested hands of other children. This year in Ohio we had an 'outbreak' of MRSA ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global MRSA testing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of just above 11% during the forecast period, according to Technavio’s latest report. In this report, Technavio ...