DEAR DR. ROACH: I've been having trouble with boils for a couple of years. Last year, my doctor told me that it was a staph infection. After about a week on the antibiotics he prescribed, I started to ...

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When staph bacteria meet skin, they hang on for dear life and won't let go. The ties that bind staph and human skin, as it turns out, shape one of the strongest bonds in biology. Unfortunately for us, ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Fort Bend ISD says three student athletes have tested positive for staph infections. The three students are currently on the Bush High School basketball team. Two were diagnosed in ...

New research, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, shows giving antibiotics to children with uncomplicated staph infections is warranted and helps prevent recurring infections. A research team, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A company that harnesses bacteria-killing viruses said on Saturday it has devised a test that can detect dangerous staph infections within hours. This could allow doctors to ...

A new study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of ...

There are plenty of infections that you get on a regular basis, such as a cold or a stomach bug, and don't even think twice. You do what you need to do to treat it and recover and you move on. But ...