Antibiotic choices for CA-MRSA infections Treatment options for community-associated MRSA differ from those of health care-associated MRSA.

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 ...

Aptorum Group Announces Further Positive Data on ALS-4 against MRSA Wound Infection and MRSA Bacteraemia against Linezolid and Vancomycin Respectively in In Vivo Models ...

Nanoengineers have developed a gel filled with toxin-absorbing nanosponges that could lead to an effective treatment for skin and wound infections caused by MRSA (methicillin-resistant ...

Severe skin infections are increasing among children and becoming one of the most common reasons for hospitalization, a new study finds. 7140767 ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly referred to as MRSA, is a type of staph that causes infections resistant to a class of common antibiotics that includes methicillin ...

Bandages with electrical/chemical properties (e-bandages) could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for managing wound infections, according to research presented by Mayo Clinic and ...

According to new research by investigators at the Mayo Clinic and Washington State University, e-bandages could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for managing wound infections. The ...

Test results are usually available the next business day upon specimen receipt at the laboratory. With the comprehensive report, clinicians are able to select appropriate antibiotic therapy, plan ...

Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)—strains of the organism that don’t respond to first-line antibiotics—have long been a problem in health-care settings.

A major cause of hospital-acquired infections, the super bacteria Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), not only exhibits strong resistance to existing antibiotics but also forms a dense ...