Daniel Fells has a MRSA infection that doctors fear could lead to amputation. — -- A dire infection that has left an NFL player facing possible amputation has highlighted the dangers professional ...

Bacteria from cows has shown "promising" results in treating hospital superbugs. The farmyard favorites carry a microbe that ...

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 ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an antibiotic-resistant superbug, can cause life-threatening skin, bloodstream and surgical site infections or pneumonia. Researchers at the ...

Developing a MRSA infection during pregnancy is rare. MRSA is treatable but can lead to complications. If you have MRSA while pregnant, the risk to your baby is highest during delivery. Share on ...

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 ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria that can cause infections and is resistant to several antibiotics. Doctors and nurses sometimes refer to it as MRSA (which sounds like ...

Researchers design a nanovaccine that detects MRSA toxins, kills bacteria with heat, and captures antigens to train the immune system for lasting protection. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Infectious disease ...

Researchers have determined five factors that may help predict the risk of MRSA colonization among emergency department patients, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection ...

Here is some background information about MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to all beta-lactam antibiotics such as methicillin, penicillin, oxacillin, and ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Nine probationary New York City Fire Department firefighters are on light duty and being treated for possible MRSA infection, the department confirms. They are members of a current ...