Disinfecting Athletic Facilities

According to the CDC, disinfecting athletic facilities is a critical step in preventing the spread of infectious and potentially deadly germs like MRSA. At the professional level, the NFL.com reported, “Despite five surgeries to treat a serious staph infection,...

MRSA & Antibiotic Resistance: We’re on a collision course

By Rodney E. Rohde, PhD Abstract: On any given day, approximately 1 in 25 inpatients in U.S. acute care hospitals has at least one healthcare–associated infection (HAI), adding up to about 722,000 infections in 2011. Pneumonia and surgical-site infection are the most...