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 like ...

There has been a sharp rise in cases of the superbug MRSA being contracted outside hospitals across the UK. Britons have been urged to avoid sharing items such as towels or razors, particularly in ...

Testosterone can potentiate S. aureus quorum sensing independent of auto-inducing peptides, increasing toxin release and host-cell damage, whereas progesterone and estrogen do not show the same effect ...

Avoid unnecessary tests and antibiotics by applying evidence-based, cost-conscious infectious-disease decision-making, with ...

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 ...

Cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA, rose 41 percent during the pandemic and account for around 10 percent of hospital-associated infections. Its pandemic-induced ...

Outbreaks of skin and soft tissue infections caused by the superbug MRSA — short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — continue to be a problem, especially among high school football teams ...

Former wrestler Jimmy Rave has revealed that an MRSA infection in both of his legs has resulted in their amputation. The 38-year-old who wrestled for organizations like Ring of Honor, Total Nonstop ...

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 ...