Oregon hospitals recorded nearly 1,000 infections that patients picked up while receiving care in 2024, resulting in ...

An integrated strategy combining prolonged personal and environmental decolonization is effective in reducing recurrent ...

Oregon hospitals have been making progress in reducing health care-associated infections (HAIs), but they still fall short in ...

Cefazolin is a first‐generation cephalosporin widely used in the treatment of infections caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Its favourable safety profile and reduced risk ...

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...

A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is developing a drug that works in combination with copper to kill bacteria, including those that cause MRSA, a type of staph ...

A recent study found permanent pacemaker infection (PPMI) in 2.09% patients, with infections more prevalent in devices ...

If the site of the ingrown hair acquires an infection with Staphylococcus aureus, it can cause itchy bumps, pain, flushed skin, and pus. Staph infections come from a bacterium called Staphylococcus ...

People who persistently carry Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in their nose have fewer species of other bacteria, while certain bacteria may help to prevent S. aureus colonisation. These are the ...