Hospital-Associated Invasive MRSA Infections Down, Says CDC Rates of invasive MRSA infections that started in hospitals or other healthcare facilities declined an average of 9 percent annually from ...

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed a new laboratory test that can rapidly identify the bacterium responsible for ...

WASHINGTON — Drug-resistant staph bacteria picked up in ordinary community settings are increasingly acquiring "superbug" powers and causing far more serious illnesses than they have in the past, ...

Is that red bump a spider bite or could it be a staph infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA)? MRSA, a newer type of staph infection, has been present in Iowa since at ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are plenty of infections that you get on a regular basis, such as a cold or a stomach bug, and ...

New research, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, shows giving antibiotics to children with uncomplicated staph infections is warranted and helps prevent recurring infections. A research team, ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Fort Bend ISD says three student athletes have tested positive for staph infections. The three students are currently on the Bush High School basketball team. Two were diagnosed in ...

A new study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Penn Medicine) has identified which strains of Staphylococcus aureus ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) --People with diabetes are more prone to developing Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of infections and death associated with resistance to antibiotics, a new study has ...