How widespread are community-acquired infections due to emerging methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains, and are these strains responsible for changes in the clinical spectrum of ...

CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - A Canadian study of people with inflammatory bowel disease shows that they are more likely to become infected with the "superbug" MRSA -- ie, methicillin-resistant ...

Endocarditis can be a life threatening complication of MRSA in which the infection causes inflammation in the lining of the heart, and its valves and chambers. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

In a first for Buffalo, bacteriophage therapy, which harnesses living viruses, sucessfully treated a patient with a chronic MRSA bacterial infection.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013;11(5):499-509. Limiting unnecessary, empiric, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy is universally thought to be an effective tool for reducing HAIs and limiting ...

Imaging aided in diagnosing a man with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria and a spinal infection likely caused by a dental infection. The case report was published on December ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent recommendations for MRSA prevention suggest contact precautions are essential. There are currently no ...

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released its first guidelines for treatment of MRSA infections, according to an IDSA news release. The guidelines can help physicians determine the most ...

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 ...

New research from scientists at the University of Sheffield and elsewhere shows that methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) relies on two co-dependent mechanisms to survive exposure to ...

DJ Wonnum battled MRSA and blood clots ...