'Superbug' infections decline for procedure
Saturday, February 21, 2009 - 02:15
in Health & Medicine
Complications caused by the drug-resistant MSRA bacteria have declined by half for catheter insertions at intensive-care units. Bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , or MRSA, have dropped 50% in the last decade, at least for one high-risk medical procedure, according to a new study.