How to protect yourself against the "superbug" that affects millions each year. Oct. 22, 2007 — -- When Mr. Wilson (name changed to protect confidentiality) arrived at the emergency department at ...

Nursing homes with higher invasive Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates had fewer registered nurses, a new study finds. Boosting the number of nurses in high-risk communities could lower MRSA rates, ...

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 ...

You can develop MRSA on the leg. These infections are common in people who have had surgery or been hospitalized. Many common antibiotics don’t work to treat MRSA and you may need to seek medical ...

Between October 2007 and September 2015, monthly rates for hospital-acquired infections of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus dropped significantly in Veterans Affairs facilities, a decrease ...

Once MRSA gets into households, the deadly superbug can take hold and spread easily, a study published Tuesday shows. And more often than not, the bacteria hitched rides into the homes on children.

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 ...

An emerging MRSA clone that has mostly been linked to contact with pig farms was isolated in several nursing home residents in Spain, underscoring their role as a potential reservoir, according to ...

Five years after Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers implemented a national initiative to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), MRSA cases are on the decline, according to a ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Twitter. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window CHICAGO -- A model that included easily obtainable values ...

, 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 ...

Buccaneers guard Carl Nicks is also being treated for a re-occurence. Oct. 11, 2013 — -- A third player on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team has been diagnosed with an infection of the ...