Students building software to identify MRSA carriers

Because MRSA testing is a costly procedure, only about a quarter of U.S. hospitals test patients for it, Trusheim said. He created a computer program that would allow hospitals to identify patients most likely to have contracted MRSA so they can be tested, saving hospitals about a quarter of total testing costs.  “It’s a new method that will hopefully encourage more hospitals in the United States to watch for this disease,” he said.  The project began last summer at Access Genetics, where he worked previously as part of his school’s advanced science research program.

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