Bedbugs may be able to acquire and transmit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a recent study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. MRSA is a type of bacteria ...

During the COVID pandemic, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in acute care hospitals rose steeply, despite a decrease of infections before the pandemic, the Society for ...

A newly-designed AI-powered tool is effective in developing treatments to attack antibiotic-resistant bacteria by breaking ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Staph infections are common among kids and young adults, especially those living in close quarters or playing sports. Usually the illness is mild, but some staph infections ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is back with a vengeance. Not that the staph infection that often keeps antibiotics at bay ever left during the COVID-19 pandemic. But its resurgence ...

Using genome sequencing, researchers found that the infection-prevention practices of using an antibiotic ointment and ...

Infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria are difficult to treat and are responsible for over 2.8 million infections and ...

Results from a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology suggest Staphylococcus aureus colonization is not linked to mortality among patients infected with MRSA. Researchers ...

Some common bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus have both harmless and pathogenic versions. While staph is often harmless, it can also cause food poisoning or infect people as MRSA, ...

If the site of the ingrown hair acquires an infection with Staphylococcus aureus, it can cause itchy bumps, pain, flushed skin, and pus. Staph infections come from a bacterium called Staphylococcus ...

Scientists isolated a molecule, extracted from the leaves of the European chestnut tree, with the power to neutralize dangerous, drug-resistant staph bacteria. Scientists isolated a molecule, ...