April 22, 2004 (Philadelphia) — Outside of the hospital, presence of healthcare-associated risk factors such as chronic illness may be of little value in distinguishing methicillin-resistant ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a guide to help healthcare professionals working in the outpatient setting evaluate and treat MRSA infections. According to the CDC, incision ...

In vulnerable people S. aureus (red) can cause wound infections pneumonia and blood poisoning. The Infectious Diseases Society of America's first treatment guidelines on this topic focus on the ...

Staphylococcus aureus (yellow) is a bacterium found in the skin and mucous membranes. The number of hospital-acquired MRSA infections is down; however, community-acquired MRSA infections continue to ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - CHI Health infectious disease doctor David Quimby says methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can get pretty nasty. “Often requiring some sort of drainage—either just ...

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 ...

EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. (WHDH) - Crews worked to disinfect East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School overnight following a confirmed case of MRSA. Officials learned of the confirmed case Thursday.

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 ...