BWC Awards $300K Grant to Study Airborne MRSA in Health Care Settings

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has awarded a $300,000 grant to the University of Cincinnati to study airborne levels of MRSA to better protect health care workers. Most infections of MRSA — short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph bacteria — occur in those who have been in hospitals, making it an especially strong risk for those working in health care settings, according to Monday’s grant announcement. Researchers will be studying the presence of MRSA in the air in hospitals and the airborne transmission rate of the bacteria. E...