GlovesByWeb will be presenting a series of articles for your benefit by Dr. Robert Phalen.
In this series, Dr. Robert Phalen reveals best practices on hand safety. Dr. Phalen is one of the country's foremost experts in environmental health science, with a broad range of experience and thought leadership. GlovesByWeb has invited Dr. Phalen to share his expertise in a series of helpful articles.
Over a 32-month period, 153 Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals in the United States were studied to monitor a drop in the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. Rates had been relatively unchanged in the two years prior to the study.
The four-year strategy beginning in 2007 involved screening with nasal swabs, isolating anyone who tested positive, and requiring extra safety measures for staff who came in contact with those patients.
Over the past couple of years, we have been bombarded by bad news vis-à-vis world health issues. The number of outbreaks of different diseases around the world that are resistant to antibiotics is rising.
Where's the good news you ask? Due to the increase in drug-resistant diseases worldwide, new, innovative therapies are evolving along with an increase in antibiotic drug investment.