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.

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 ...

Jan. 27, 2003 — Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections is beneficial in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), according to the results of a ...

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 ...

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

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a serious bacterial infection that is resistant to most antibiotic treatments. Healing is possible but severe infections may become chronic or ...