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 ...

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 ...

A single patient infected with the increasingly common "superbug" known as MRSA can cost a hospital $60,000, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday. Their study of seven hospitals and health facilities ...

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 ...

MRSA infection may begin as a small bump on the skin. Treating the early signs can help you avoid complications like pneumonia or sepsis. Share on Pinterest Getty Images Methicillin-resistant ...

However, if MRSA gets into your bloodstream, it can cause infections in other organs like your heart, which is called endocarditis. It can also cause sepsis, which is the body’s overwhelming response ...

Approximately 25 to 30 percent of the healthy population carries the staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria on skin or in nasal passages, while 1 percent carries the antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain.

Every two in 100 people carry MRSA, an infection caused by coming into contact with Staphylococcus bacteria — or staph. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there has been a steady ...

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 ...

We conducted a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of postdischarge hygiene education, as compared with education plus decolonization, in patients colonized with MRSA (carriers). Decolonization ...