GERM ZONE: Water FOR ... including the superbug Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), which is often fatal once contracted. It kills an estimated 20,000 Americans annually.

MRSA bugs are resistant to multiple antibiotics, not just one, making them a dangerous and potentially life-threatening germ; they pose a significant risk in hospitals, nursing homes, jails ...

“We’re seeing a lot of MRSA pneumonia and really bad MRSA pneumonia after influenza, so what we call necrotizing, where you’re getting a lot of destruction of the lung tissue,” said Dr ...

A scanning electron micrograph of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, or MRSA (in yellow), surrounding a dead human white blood cell (in red ...

Yoga mats, cardio equipment, and weights can sport lots of germs including the MRSA strain of the staphylococcus bacteria, which is hard to say, hard to beat even with antibiotics. Make sure to ...

Tom Frieden, MD MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staph aureus ... and combs and other things that kids may share and may carry germs on them. These simple things can really reduce the risk.

Background: Concern for MRSA in patients presented to the hospital with pneumonia may be overestimated leading to excessive prescribing of empiric anti-MRSA therapy. This study aims to identify at ...