GENEVA, April 15 -- One in every 20 healthcare workers carries methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), researchers here said. But the vast majority is without symptoms and only 5.1% have ...

Over the past several months, we have received dozens of questions about multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). In particular, readers have asked about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ...

, a bacteria that can cause a potentially deadly staph infection, used to be found primarily in hospitals and nursing homes. In recent years, however, the superbug has cropped up everywhere. The ...

New strains of drug-resistant MRSA bacteria are showing up in communities, causing hundreds of thousands of infections a year that go unreported and untracked by public health agencies, according to a ...

A University of Florida study of middle-aged and older adults finds those who unknowingly carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, on their skin are twice as likely to die within ...

MRSA symptoms vary depending on the infection site, commonly appearing on the skin as bumps or lesions, but can also affect the lungs, bones, blood, and heart. MRSA skin infections can resemble other ...

Scientists in Germany have discovered a new drug to combat one of the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the world, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and it’s buried ...

MRSA is a potentially serious bacterial infection. Children can catch MRSA through contact with other kids, often when the bacteria enter a cut or scrape. MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

A new strain of MRSA seems to be triggering a deadly form of pneumonia in people who catch flu, experts say. Researchers believe the new strain of the antibiotic-resistant bacterium is becoming more ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is usually considered a hospital-acquired (HA) organism. As highlighted elsewhere in this issue of CMAJ, infections with community-acquired (CA) ...

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water to prevent MRSA. Make sure you keep any cuts and wounds covered with clean bandages. You should not share personal hygiene items like towels, razors, or ...

MRSA infections have become a major concern in hospitals, but few people are aware that animals and humans can infect each other. In the United States, one in three people carries a staph bacterium, ...