Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that commonly grows on the skin. If levels become too high, a staph infection may develop. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes a type of ...

MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph bacteria that’s resistant to the usual antibiotic drugs used to treat common staph infections.

This article discusses the differences between MRSA and the typical staph infection, known as methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), as well as how to treat and prevent them.

Wayne Lukas had been battling a severe Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood infection. He died on ...

Nearly 120,000 people contracted staph infections in the United States in 2017, most of them in health care facilities – and nearly 20,000 died ...

Antibiotics and surgery are the two main treatment options for staph infections. Which antibiotic your doctor prescribes depends on the type of infection you have, how severe it is, whether you ...

Bedbugs may be able to acquire and transmit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Here's what to know.

Although a MRSA staph infection can lead to lost time for workers--and in severe cases, death--there are steps that can be taken to try to prevent staph infections in work environments.

More students getting MRSA staph infections. Published 4:53 pm Tuesday, March 29, 2011. By Staff Reports.

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria have been around for ages, but today's staph infections aren't what they used to be. Staph occurs naturally and often exists without consequence on people's skin.

The danger of infection begins when MRSA enters the body, usually via a cut. There was a league-wide outbreak of MRSA staph infections between 2006 and 2008 before NFL teams got a handle on it.