By Gina Bailey, BSN, RN
Infection Preventionist, Quality/Infection Control, Blanchard Valley Health System
A multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) is a living organism, bacteria, or fungi that has evolved and mutated to protect itself from medications that were once used to treat the infection they cause. MDROs can affect any person but are especially concerning for individuals in hospitals, long-term care facilities, group living facilities, those who are immunosuppressed or those who have chronic conditions.
Healthcare providers and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are concerned about the spread of drug-resistant organisms. They estimate more than 2.8 million resistant infections occur in the U.S. According to a collaborative study with the CDC, the estimated cost to treat infections caused by only six MDROs is more than $4.6 billion annually.
The making of an NFL Super Bowl football is fun way for CBS 8-San Diego sports reporters Jake Garegnani and Marcus Greaves to get a little closer to Sunday's big game. See the crew from Ada's Wilson Football Factory demonstrate their skills and speed while making Wilson's Duke football in a Superbowl Experience video HERE from Jake Garegnani on LinkedIn.
LEIPSIC__The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team rallied in the second half only to come up just short 57-54 at Leipsic in a tight Northwest Conference contest on February 9.
At the February 6 meeting of the Ada Council, several guests appeared to make public comments, council passed new language in a second reading on a marijuana businesses ordinance, an Ada Passenger Depot capacity of 25 was maintained and a 2% utility rate increase was announced.
