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 ...

Numerous studies highlight the significance of staphylococcal species as commensal bacteria and reservoirs of antimicrobial-resistant genes across diverse environments. 5,7,8,9,15,16,17,−18,21 While ...

Children with a penicillin allergy label have higher rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization, ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a notorious Gram positive pathogen, with clinical presentations ranging from minor skin infections to life threatening invasive infections, including pneumonia, ...

Editor’s Note: This page has been retired and is no longer being updated. Here is some background information about MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to ...

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a well known superbug, a pathogenic microbe that can cause serious or fatal infections, which are resistant to treatment with standard antibiotics ...

The introduction of methicillin into clinical practice is not what caused the emergence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), report researchers. According to a collaborative study by ...

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged long before the introduction of the antibiotic methicillin into clinical practice, according to a study published in the open access journal ...

Manikomycin is being hailed as a potential breakthrough in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Perhaps it is.

A new study has found that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA -- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- has emerged in livestock in the last 50 years, probably due to ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) is a drug-resistant form of staph bacteria. MRSE infections may be difficult to treat due to their resistance to methicillin and other common ...