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Reports Promising Method for Reducing MRSA Infections in Hospitals

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In a study published in the September 3, 2008 issue of Surgical Infections, UVA researchers report that switching between two antibiotics, linezolid and vancomycin, every three months in the surgical ICU decreased the MRSA infection rate from 1.9 to 1.4 patients per 100 admissions. In-hospital mortality from surgical ICU-acquired MRSA infections fell from 3.8 patients per year to none.
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Stacey Sinibaldi

Hello and welcome. My name is Stacey Sinibaldi. I am a Community Manager for the Nursing group here at Career Connection Network. I am a Registered Nurse and the Associate Director on the Medical/Oncology Unit at Portsmouth Regional Hospital in New Hampshire. I also have a background in psychiatric nursing. I love what I do and am passionate about expanding my knowledge and using it in my daily practice.

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