Nearly 120,000 people contracted bloodstream staph infections in the United States in 2017, most of them in health care facilities – and nearly 20,000 died. Progress against the most dangerous ...

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, (MRCA, sometimes pronounced “mursa”) is a type of bacteria or “germ” that can be found on the skin of a healthy people. However, MRSA can also cause ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and commonly cause skin infections that can lead to serious or life-threatening infection in other ...

Endocarditis can be a life threatening complication of MRSA in which the infection causes inflammation in the lining of the heart, and its valves and chambers. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Staph infections are common among kids and young adults, especially those living in close quarters or playing sports. Usually the illness is mild, but some staph infections ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of both nosocomial and community-acquired infections. Researchers delineated the epidemiologic patterns of MRSA infection in 2005, ...

Severe skin infections are increasing among children and becoming one of the most common reasons for hospitalization, a new study finds. In 2009, about 71,900 children spent time in the hospital ...

A Penn-Trafford High School wrestler recently was diagnosed with MRSA, a contagious staph infection, the school district said Tuesday. The wrestler, who was not identified, is receiving medical ...

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has clarified claims made in a study published in The Lancet, which reported a ...

It’s a nice day to … start a round of antibiotics. “White Wedding” rocker Billy Idol took to Twitter on Monday well after the midnight hour to let fans know he was recovering from a MRSA sinus ...