MRSA is a potentially dangerous type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics and may cause skin and other infections. Recent data show that Americans visit the doctor approximately ...

Invasive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection (MSSA) caused more infections and more deaths in hospitalized infants than invasive methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection (MRSA), ...

Approximately 25 to 30 percent of the healthy population carries the staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria on skin or in nasal passages, while 1 percent carries the antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain.

Pediatric musculoskeletal Staphylococcus aureus bacterial infections have been evolving over the past decade, with more children diagnosed with the more virulent, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

HEALTH-care-associated infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), should be a concern to all of us. They pose significant risk to hospitalized patients and a major ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that causes infection in various parts of the body, is often called a “superbug” thanks to its ability to dodge ...

Staphylococcus aureus (yellow) is a bacterium found in the skin and mucous membranes. The number of hospital-acquired MRSA infections is down; however, community-acquired MRSA infections continue to ...

(HealthDay News) — Invasive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections are more common than invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, according to a ...

IDSA: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Guidelines Updated The Infectious Diseases Society of America has updated its guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of skin and soft tissue infections, which ...

H1N1/MRSA Coinfection Linked to Death Risk in Children The 8-fold increase in the risk for death associated with H1N1/MRSA coinfection highlights a lethal synergy. Medscape Medical News, November 08, ...