Staphylococcus Aureus
Extended antibiotics reduced PJI in high-risk patients after TJA
Extended antibiotics reduced PJI in high-risk patients after TJA
10-month-old boy presents to ED with fever and congestion
Antimicrobial surface coatings perform well in lab experiments
Restaurant towels can carry pathogenic bacteria for weeks in simulated lab conditions
Bathroom hand dryers can harbor, spread Staphylococcus, fecal matter
Surgical specialty, MRSA risk drive use of vancomycin for surgical prophylaxis
Tribal communities show high burden of S. aureus

An Apache tribal community in the southwestern United States was found to have a disproportionately high burden of invasive MRSA compared with the general population of the country, suggesting that interventions are “urgently” needed to decrease S. aureus morbidity and mortality in indigenous communities, according to a study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
It’s never too soon to start thinking of those spring and summertime problems

A healthy, 3-year-old female was running in her backyard without shoes and impaled her left foot on a nail attached to a board. She was taken to the local ER, where the nail was removed after a radiograph demonstrated that no bone injury was sustained (Figure 1). The patient had documentation of having received her routine 2-, 4- and 6-month immunizations including tetanus, followed by a 4th dose of DTaP at 18 months. She has received no tetanus toxoid since then.