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 ...
Background. We have previously shown the importance of mgrA and sarA in controlling autolysis of Staphylococcus aureus, with MgrA and SarA both being negative regulators of murein hydrolases. Methods.
A recent study found permanent pacemaker infection (PPMI) in 2.09% patients, with infections more prevalent in devices ...
During the COVID pandemic, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in acute care hospitals rose steeply, despite a decrease of infections before the pandemic, the Society for ...
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains often carry the PantonValentine leukocidin (PVL) genes. However, the specific role that PVL plays in the ...
Bacteria from cows has shown "promising" results in treating hospital superbugs. The farmyard favorites carry a microbe that ...
MSSA and MRSA are Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria with different resistance patterns. MRSA is resistant to many antibiotics and is more difficult to treat. Both types of bacteria can cause ...
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 ...
Until the day he died, Simon Sparrow was a robust baby boy whose only health issue was a touch of asthma and a lingering throat infection It only took 24 hours for a “superbug” called MRSA to take him ...