The development of new antibiotics to treat superbugs and other bacterial infections is a global priority, with the rate of ...

A new crop of drug-resistant superbugs is in our midst, and experts believe that they could rival the deadly superbug MRSA. A new report from the Infectious Diseases Society of America says these ...

Maybe the wound is starting to ooze a bit ... (In 1995, about 22% of all reported staph infections were MRSA, compared with only 2% in 1974.) The irony is that methicillin, a chemically modified ...

Once it gets into the body, through wounds or medical tubes, it can cause an infection that could kill someone already weakened by illness. In Britain, it is estimated that MRSA and other ...

Use in combination for mixed infections. MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ... and sensitivity results of a properly obtained wound specimen.

Of 422 patients (81% with abscesses, 11% with infected wounds, 8% with cellulitis ... the single most commonly identified cause of infection. Of MRSA isolates, 100% were susceptible to ...

Light-activated copper microrobots use single-atom catalysis and peroxide to penetrate biofilms, generate reactive oxygen ...

However, people can get MRSA if they have an open cut or wound that comes into contact ... People with current skin infections should avoid getting in the water until they have healed.

For patients, the most dangerous time is during surgery when there are open wounds for the bacteria ... in England and Wales suffered an MRSA bloodstream infection in 2001. Figures are expected ...

The results of ongoing research by Amprologix, a spinout company at the University of Plymouth, will be presented to leading ...