MRSA Skin and Soft Tissue Infections on the Rise . ... For infants or toddlers who splash or are very irritated by bleach baths, washing daily with chlorhexidine is an alternative.

The outbreaks involved 22 infants who had onset of MRSA skin and soft tissue infections before or shortly after discharge from common nurseries. While the infections appeared superficial, 41% of ...

The 90-day notice alleges infant Gabriel Adams contracted the skin-borne bacteria when he had surgery at one-month-old. ... Infant’s MRSA Infection Spread to Family, Now Won’t Go Away by: Sam ...

A 90-day notice alleges an infant contracted the skin-borne bacteria when he had surgery at 1-month-old – and the infection spread to the rest of the family .

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that commonly grows on the skin. If levels become too high, a staph infection may develop. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes a type of ...

MRSA skin infections may develop pus or weep other fluids. If left untreated, a MRSA skin infection can go progressively deeper into the body, infecting blood and organs.

A study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that MRSA is the most common cause of skin and soft-tissue infections among patients presenting in emergency rooms across the country.

Related: Staph Skin Infections and MRSA. What Is MRSA? MRSA is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to certain antibiotics, specifically methicillin, which is similar to penicillin.

In the past month, Kelsey-Seybold pediatrician Paula Schlesinger has seen at least four patients infected with an antibiotic-resistant bacterium known as MRSA. Two of them needed surgical ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that commonly causes skin infections. It’s often mistaken for acne at first glance. Acne is a common and generally harmless skin ...

Where do MRSA skin infections commonly occur? MRSA skin infections can occur anywhere, but is especially common in schools, dormitories, military barracks, households, correctional facilities and ...

MRSA skin infections are going around San Diego. This poses a threat, because the staph bacteria seems to have become drug resistant and doesn't respond to penicillin type drugs. Now, doctors are ...