“It is important to note that MRSA infections are contagious. Keeping the rash clean and covered is important, along with handwashing. All wounds should be cleaned promptly and monitored closely ...

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IT has been pointed out that the normal dry scab on a wound exposed to the air includes a superficial part of the dermis, and it was suggested that this is because the exposed dermal tissue is ...

methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA), and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). In the 60 days prior to VRSA identification, he had been in a skilled nursing facility (SNF), an acute-care hospital ...

Antimicrobial ointments containing neomycin, polymyxin B and bacitracin have been used since the 1950s as a prescription product to prevent superficial wound infections and have been made ...