Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Using genome sequencing, researchers found that the infection-prevention practices of using an ...

More than 119,000 people were diagnosed with bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States in 2017, and almost 20,000 died -- a significant slowing in the previously declining ...

The Staphylococcus bacteria that cause staph infections are with you always, minding their own business as they live on your skin and in your nose, per the Cleveland Clinic. But if they get inside ...

MRSA remains one of the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant infections in healthcare settings, causing thousands of severe cases and deaths each year. While progress has been made, slowing infection ...

School officials concerned about a severe staph infection diagnosed last week in a Lebanon High School football player are invited to contact an Albany pharmaceutical company for a kit on its ...

MRSA screening is a low risk procedure used to determine whether you have MRSA on your skin or a MRSA infection. Antibiotic treatments are available if you test positive. MRSA is a type of ...

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 ...

Area school districts and others across Virginia are working closely with local health officials on staph prevention in the wake of a Bedford County student's death this week from an ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...