Since the discovery of penicillin nearly a century ago, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a stealthy, pervasive enemy ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — An outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant infection MRSA circulated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital for more than three years and ...

It may look purplish or simply darker than the usual skin tone on dark brown or black skin. MRSA is a type of staph infection, but the bacteria that cause don't go away in response to antibiotics.

The story of MRSA begins just four years after methicillin entered medical practice in 1959. The bacteria had already developed resistance to the new antibiotic, demonstrating the remarkable ...

If MRSA bacteria enter the skin, an infection can develop. Such infections do not go away on their own and require immediate treatment to prevent complications. Methicillin-resistant ...

(Photo Credit: Scott Camazine/Science Source) The symptoms of a MRSA infection depend on where the infection is. MRSA often gets into a skin injury such as a cut, scrape, or burn. It also might ...

An MRSA (staph) infection is triggered by a type ... They can appear anywhere on the body. View more pictures of melanoma. Allergic reactions to foods, pollen, and dust mites, among others ...

Many things may cause boils, including MRSA, cystic acne, impetigo, hidradenitis suppurativa, styes, and carbuncles. Symptoms vary depending on the condition but usually include sensitive pus-filled ...

Photos were taken and the gap closure was measured to calculate the migration ability. S. aureus MRSA (ATCC 43300) was purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (Manassas, VA, United States) ...

Bedbugs may be able to acquire and transmit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a recent study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. MRSA is a type of ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a type of Staphylococcus (or “staph”) bacteria. Though these bacteria are common, MRSA strains are resistant to ...