How widespread are community-acquired infections due to emerging methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains, and are these strains responsible for changes in the clinical spectrum of ...

CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - A Canadian study of people with inflammatory bowel disease shows that they are more likely to become infected with the "superbug" MRSA -- ie, methicillin-resistant ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent recommendations for MRSA prevention suggest contact precautions are essential. There are currently no ...

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 ...

Imaging aided in diagnosing a man with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria and a spinal infection likely caused by a dental infection. The case report was published on December ...

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released its first guidelines for treatment of MRSA infections, according to an IDSA news release. The guidelines can help physicians determine the most ...

The story of MRSA begins just four years after methicillin entered medical practice in 1959. The bacteria had already developed resistance to the new antibiotic, demonstrating the remarkable ...

New research from scientists at the University of Sheffield and elsewhere shows that methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) relies on two co-dependent mechanisms to survive exposure to ...

LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - British scientists have found a new strain of the "superbug" MRSA in milk from cows and in swab samples from humans and say it cannot be detected with standard tests.