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 ...

Never heard of the disease before? You're not alone. Newschannel 3 spoke to an expert who explained what MRSA is and why it's so dangerous. Dr. Richard Van Enk has been battling diseases for decades.

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 ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a serious bacterial infection that is resistant to most antibiotic treatments. Healing is possible but severe infections may become chronic or ...

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 ...

Developing a MRSA infection during pregnancy is rare. MRSA is treatable but can lead to complications. If you have MRSA while pregnant, the risk to your baby is highest during delivery. Share on ...

The more often a hospital can check its newborns for deadly MRSA germs, the more likely it will be that they are contained, according to a new study. However, researchers noted that there are ...

San Diego, October 10, 2003 – Clinical cure rates were significantly better in patients treated with Pfizer's antibiotic ZYVOX TM (linezolid injection, tablets and for oral suspension) for complicated ...

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 ...

New research presented at this week’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Copenhagen, 15-18 April) shows how interventions focused on so called ‘supercontactors’ in ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I am writing concerning being a MRSA carrier. A friend and her kids were tested and are carriers. She got it ...