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Managing the Diabetic Foot: A Clinical and Economic View Complimentary Archived Webcast
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Understanding Collagen Dressings and their Benefit in Wound Care

Complimentary Archived Webcast
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MRSA

Can A New Molecular Test Enhance MRSA Detection?

Here is an MRSA-infected anterior ankle wound. Authors of a recent study say a new molecular test (qMRSA) may facilitate quicker detection of MRSA. (Photo courtesy of David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD)Addressing diet and sedentary lifestyles is critical to reducing risk factors for type 2 diabetes in children, according to Kathleen Satterfield, DPM.
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Given the substantial rates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in hospitals, early detection is vital to ensure timely and appropriate treatment. A new molecular test may significantly decrease the amount of time it takes to detect MRSA and possibly reduce transmission of the bacteria, according to the authors of a new study.

Researchers who conducted the two-year study, recently published in Critical Care, evaluated over 1,000 patients who had been admitted for longer than 24 hours to a medical intensive care unit (ICU) or surgical ICU. Authors of

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Point-Counterpoint: Should You Cover MRSA?

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      Yes. By Guy R. Pupp, DPM, FACFAS, and Mark A. Kachan, DPM. Given the increasing incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, one should consider empiric coverage against MRSA in high-risk patients with infected ulcerations in the lower extremity.

      The most common pathogens in nosocomial skin and skin structure infections in the United States and Canada in 2000 were Staph aureus. Researchers have stated that approximately 30 to 60 percent of all Staph aureus isolates are methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MR

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Understanding The Impact Of MRSA On Limb Preservation

Here one can see MRSA-associated, rusty colored drainage from a pin tract infection.This photo shows a recurrent MRSA soft tissue infection three weeks after a transmetatarsal amputation.This deep tissue infection was positive for MRSA after a partial first ray resection.Here one can see MRSA biofilm on a non-healing transmetatarsal amputation site.This surgical site is infected with MRSA. Note the pooling of rusty, serous exudate within the wound.This MRSA-infected anterior ankle wound had previously undergone a midfoot amputation and an overly tight dressing application. (Photo courtesy of David G. Armstrong, DPM)
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To say that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a growing problem in the healthcare setting is an understatement. Indeed, healthcare providers are diagnosing this organism at an alarming rate in severe infections of both healthy people and the immunocompromised. In 1973, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that MRSA accounted for 2 percent of all Staphylococcus infections. In 2004, it accounted for 63 percent.1
In both the nondiabetic and diabetic populations, Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequently isolated or

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The Independent Evolution Of Healthcare-Associated And Community-Acquired MRSA

CoNS=coagulase-negative staphylococci; MRSA=methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.Figure 2. Example of a positive D-zone test result for detection of inducible clindamycin resistance. The organism shown is Staphylococcus aureus ATCC BAA 977 that contains ermC and demonstrates the induced macrolide, lincosamide, and group B streptogramiCA-MRSA=community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; HA-MRSA=healthcare-associated MRSA; ICU=intensive care unit; IV=intravenous; IVDA=intravenous drug abuser; LTC=long-term care; PVL=Panton-Valentine leukocidin; SAHM=sexually active ho
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12A Pfizer Supplement

Prevalence And Risk Factors For MRSA Infections
The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus has increased dramatically throughout the United States as a cause of nosocomial infections. Based on data reported to the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System from 1989 to 2003, there has been a dramatic 40% increase in the rate of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates from intensive care unit (ICU) patients during the study period.1 In 2003, 59.5% of ICU S. aureus isolates were MRSA.1 In addition, the incidence of community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) is increasin

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How To Recognize And Treat Community-Acquired MRSA

Here one can see a community-acquired MRSA infection in a college athlete with excoriation. Repeated close physical contacts and skin injuries such as cuts and abrasions put athletes at an increased risk for CA-MRSA infections.This photo shows a patient with a healing wound after incision and drainage (I&D) without antibiotics. The primary indicated treatment for a CA-MRSA abscess is incision and drainage. In fact, many patients have responded to drainage alone without anyIn this case, the patient worked in a factory and wore high-top boots in a wet environment. The patient developed a CA-MRSA infection in the wound shown in the above photo.A 62-year-old male in a community home developed a right heel ulceration with a CA-MRSA infection. Here one can see the wound after physicians performed incision and drainage.The prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-related infections has been rising over the past several decades. The development of community-acquired strains of MRSA (CA-MRSA) has been particularly concerning. Accordingly, these aut
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In the past few months, we have heard numerous reports in the news about a “new super bug” that is resistant to conventional antibiotics and is sweeping through high school sports locker rooms and classrooms. The alleged new super bug is methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and, more specifically, community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA).
However, MRSA is not a new type of bacteria that has suddenly appeared in the community. The organism has actually been around for quite a few decades.
In 1941, all S. aureus isolates were suscept

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CME Showcase

"Current Concepts In Healing Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcerations"

A Complimentary On-Demand CE/CME Webcast

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Advanced Biohealing.
This activity is sponsored by the North American Center For Continuing Medical Education (NACCME).

To access this Webcast, visit www.naccme.com/program/n-550/





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