Though the inside of the front of the nose is where methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the most predominant, new research shows nearly all people colonized with MRSA have the bacteria ...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control suggests the combination of a throat swab and nasal swab may boost MRSA surveillance, especially among younger patients. For this ...

Facing persistent cases of hospital-onset Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during the pandemic, the infection prevention and control (IPC) team at Children's Hospital New Orleans ...

CHICAGO — Researchers say they found an “alarming” increase in children’s ear, nose and throat infections nationwide caused by dangerous drug-resistant staph germs. Other studies have shown rising ...

Is there a role for preoperative nasal culture to rule outmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prior to surgery? —Rajesh V. Dalal, MD, Lake Jackson, Tex. Presently, the answer is no.

A 30-year-old man presented with neck pain and a normal CT scan; MRI revealed central skull base osteomyelitis linked to MRSA bacteremia from recurrent furunculosis.

A new class of antibiotics has been discovered - and it was right under our noses all along. The discovery led to the development of a drug known as lugdunin, which could be used to treat superbug ...

The idea that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) abscesses don’t always require antibiotics (Item 122-5) may have been accepted in 1950, but it is not true anymore. All clinicians know ...

MRSA is often acquired in hospitals, especially among high risk groups such as people in intensive care units (ICUs). Although infection control has improved, MRSA remains a serious problem if not ...

Ceftobiprole is a novel broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic that has demonstrated significant efficacy in managing infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Its ...