MRSA (pronounced MUR-suh), seen here as purple spheres, is the abbreviation for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, an antibiotic-resistant bacterium that can cause a severe infection in ...

When that happens, your infection will be said to be antibiotic resistant, and your physician will have to prescribe a different drug to combat it. MRSA: The Spread of Drug Resistance In fact ...

First observed in 1960, MRSA continued to increase slowly in the bacterial population, until clinicians realized its significant virulence in the 1980s-1990s. MRSA was once eradicated reliably by ...

When bacteria become resistant to the weapons built to destroy them, bacterial infections such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rise and become deadly. Shoham aims to end that ...

Virologists from China’s Wuhan University may have the next new weapon in the battle against the dreaded methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, or any of a number of rising ...

In the study, published yesterday (March 28) in Nature, the researchers modified the retinoids to maintain their ability to attack MRSA while minimizing their toxicity. “The molecule weakens the cell ...

MRSA is a super bacteria that can cause serious infections which are resistant to antibiotic treatments. The superbug is particularly prevalent in hospitals because patients often have an entry ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that has developed resistance to many antibiotics, making it a significant public health concern. MRSA infections can occur ...