Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria is often found in the skin folds. Less commonly, this includes the buttocks. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a ...

n 2006, a member of the Tucson Fire Department (TFD) noticed a small red bump on his skin that looked like a spider bite. It rapidly spread until his entire arm was engulfed in a raging infection that ...

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 ...

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...

The first strains of drug-resistant staph bacteria evolved on the skin of hedgehogs 200 years ago, researchers found, in response to natural fungal warfare. Reading time 3 minutes The origins of a ...

Hospitalized children that are colonized but not sick with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA are at considerable risk for developing full-blown infections, according to research conducted by ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal-complex (CC) 398 is the dominant MRSA in European livestock and a growing cause of human infections. A new study fully characterizes the ...

Former wrestler Jimmy Rave has revealed that an MRSA infection in both of his legs has resulted in their amputation. The 38-year-old who wrestled for organizations like Ring of Honor, Total Nonstop ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Studies showed that bed bugs could acquire MRSA both externally on the cuticle surface as well as internally ...

Proof that MRSA control policies in hospitals work is poor, show researchers in this week's BMJ. But they stress that, although better studies are urgently needed, isolation measures should continue ...

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