The CDC has reported on outbreaks of community-acquired skin and soft tissue infection in healthy full-term newborns, a fatal case of pediatric lead poisoning, and the prevalence of health risks ...

MRSA is rare in pregnancy. If you do develop a MRSA infection, your baby won't contract MRSA before delivery. Prompt treatment is important if you think you have MRSA.

MRSA Skin and Soft Tissue Infections on the Rise Nurse practitioners (NPs) often see children and adolescents in the office with painful skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). These can be quite ...

MRSA infections of the heart are called endocarditis, and lead to fever, palpitations, weight loss, and a heart murmur. An infection of the bones called osteomyelitis causes deep pain.

MRSA, a staph infection, is on the rise among children, often sending them to the hospital. WebMD explains how children catch MRSA and which symptoms to look for.

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.

MRSA is a potentially serious bacterial infection. Children and toddlers can pick up MRSA from other kids, usually when the bacteria enter a cut or scrape. In this article, learn how to identify a ...

MRSA is a type of staph infection that is resistant to certain antibiotics. Staph infections may appear similar to a spider bite. They are contagious.

Providence Alaska Medical Center is dealing with a serious outbreak of a drug-resistant staph infection among some of its most vulnerable patients, babies in the newborn intensive care unit.

A MOTHER has caught MRSA from her baby after an outbreak of the superbug in the Royal Blackburn Hospital.

During a routine examination of babies at Glasgow’s southern general hospital, six of them were found to carry the MRSA bug on their skin. Thankfully, the infection was not that serious to have ...

Staph infections of the skin can be serious and life threatening. Learn more about the symptoms, stages, treatment, and contagiousness of staph skin infections at WebMD.