During the 2019 pandemic sweeping through hospitals, an insidious companion emerged in bloodstream infections, where bacteria ...

Serena Schley and her sister were in the midst of the nearly nine hour drive from Orlando, Florida, to North Carolina State for the team’s 2024-25 introductory ...

Wayne Lukas had been battling a severe Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood infection. He died on Saturday at the age of 89.

In low‑MRSA ICUs, switching from universal to targeted decolonization reduced MRSE bloodstream infections without raising ...

A thousand-year-old treatment recorded in an early medieval medical text has shown powerful antibacterial effects against ...

If MRSA bacteria enter the skin, an infection can develop. Such infections do not go away on their own and require immediate treatment to prevent complications. Methicillin-resistant ...

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.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a type of Staphylococcus (or “staph”) bacteria. Though these bacteria are common, MRSA strains are resistant to ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by the uncontrolled spread of the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus—which is usually called staph. Primarily, the staph ...

Staph infections, including MRSA, typically start as a bump or infected area on your skin that is often swollen, painful, warm, and red. The bump might be filled with pus, and you might have a fever.