Hospitalists play a crucial role in combating hospital-acquired infections. Learn about the strategies that are proving to be ...

Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) “superbugs” contribute to more than 4.5 million deaths globally per year and threaten to make ...

Once MRSA infection is diagnosed, limited options are available for treatment. Vancomycin (Vancocin ®), a glycopeptide antibiotic, is the drug of choice. The oral form of vancomycin is poorly ...

A new study issued by the Annals of Internal Medicine linked a highly drug-resistant strain of the bacteria MRSA to gay men in San Francisco and Boston, The New York Times reported last week. The ...

Scientists have created a novel antimicrobial coating that, when mixed with paint, can be applied to a range of surfaces to ...

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 ...

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But bacteria, far older than modern organisms such as humans and plants, have evolved other ways to respire in oxygen-deprived environments, including deep-sea vents and the human gut.

Medical records shared by Jackson revealed that Milani's heart was "underfilled" and subsequent tests showed abnormal results for MRSA and E. coli, both bacteria. Jackson said these were never ...

13. Bacteria are adept at developing resistance to antibiotics. Among the deadliest of resistant bacteria is MRSA, which killed 19,000 Americans in 2005 alone. 14. MRSA’s deadliness comes in part from ...