The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released its first guidelines for treatment of MRSA infections, according to an IDSA news release. The guidelines can help physicians determine the most ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a guide to help healthcare professionals working in the outpatient setting evaluate and treat MRSA infections. According to the CDC, incision ...

The antibiotic linezolid may be more effective than vancomycin in treating ventilated patients who develop MRSA pneumonia as a result of their ventilation, according to an American Thoracic Society ...

October 24, 2011 (Orlando, Florida) — While the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), particularly the community-acquired form, in ophthalmic infections continues to rise, ...

Vancomycin, which has experienced increased usage over the past five years, continues to dominate as a first-line treatment of MRSA infections, according to a Decision Resources and Arlington Medical ...

A viewer says they keep getting skin infections with MRSA; they want to know what it is and how it can be prevented. Doctor Lacy Anderson has the answer. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant staph.

New research from scientists at the University of Sheffield and elsewhere shows that methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) relies on two co-dependent mechanisms to survive exposure to ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Researchers from IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have made a nanomedicine breakthrough in which new types of ...

Two Missoula scientists have patented an innovative new way to combat infections from a common and potentially dangerous bacteria, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, often called MRSA. Their ...

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...