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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can cause skin infections. In the early stages, MRSA can be treated with wound care and antibiotics.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is well known as one of the most frequent etiological agents of healthcare-associated infections. The epidemiology of MRSA is evolving with ...

There are different types of staph infections and they show up in different ways. Here, doctors share the signs and symptoms of staph and MRSA infections to know.

Several interventions with variable rates of success have been reported regarding infection control programs to stop outbreaks or reduce MRSA endemicity in the NICU, but some aspects still remain ...