The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) introduced its Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention Initiative in March 2007. [1] Since then, an interrupted time-series analysis [2] ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Hexachlorophene and mupirocin do not effectively remove colonies of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from people with HIV, a new study shows. "For several years ...

Scientists have discovered the mechanism which allows the superbug Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to become highly resistant to antibiotics, paving the way for new approaches to ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are both conditions that affect the skin. Yet an examination of HS versus MRSA shows that the causes, symptoms, and ...

An antibody therapy could treat infections caused by a dangerous strain of bacteria that most antibiotics can’t kill. While the treatment hasn’t been tested in humans yet, it is effective in mice.

Positive Deviance (PD) is a process to achieve a social and cultural change. This strategy has been used for the control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in some health ...

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, ...

Bedbugs may be able to acquire and transmit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a recent study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. MRSA is a type of bacteria ...

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 ...