Less MRSA Admitted Means Fewer Acquired Infections, Study Shows When fewer patients have positive cultures for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus upon admission, transmission and infection ...

A study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection examined the effect of different surveillance frequencies on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection rates in neonatal intensive ...

The story of MRSA begins just four years after methicillin entered medical practice in 1959. The bacteria had already developed resistance to the new antibiotic, demonstrating the remarkable ...

Staph, short for staphylococcus aureus, is a common skin bacterium. Normally it is not harmful, but, like all bacteria, it can be dangerous. Increasingly, staph is becoming resistant to commonly used ...

MRSA is usually passed by skin-to-skin contact or by sharing personal items like razors, sports equipment, or towels with someone who has the infection. To protect against MRSA, it’s important to keep ...

Researchers developed a compound that imitates iron to transport copper into bacterial cells. The compound successfully ...

MRSA is a form of staph bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics typically used to treat bacterial infections. When an MRSA infection travels through the bloodstream, it can reach organs like ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A friend and her kids are carriers for MRSA. Could you please give advice for us on how to stay healthy when you know you will be in contact with a MRSA carrier? — I.R. Advertisement ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are both conditions that affect the skin. Yet an examination of HS versus MRSA shows that the causes, symptoms, and ...