The development of new antibiotics to treat superbugs and other bacterial infections is a global priority, with the rate of infections that cannot be treated with current antibiotics rising and ...

If a person carries MRSA, they have the bacteria living on their skin or in their nose without causing visible symptoms or making them sick. This is different from having an active MRSA infection ...

Also, MRSA can develop resistance to mupirocin ... Do hand care products impair the effect of hand disinfectants? Experts assert that skin care is important, because cracked, dry skin can be ...

Researchers prospectively studied patients presenting with skin and soft-tissue infections ... The prevalence of MRSA varied widely (from 15% of patients in New York to 74% in Kansas City ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chlorine can kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). If the chlorine and pH levels are correct, MRSA cannot ...

Surfaces covered in a micropattern mimicking the ridges of shark skin could reduce the spread of drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other superbugs in hospitals. Jef Akst was managing editor of ...

They may also lance and drain a staph skin infection. Important: Some strains of staph called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are resistant to the most commonly used antibiotics.

The results were achieved through a robust skin MRSA infection model, and those behind the research say it justifies further pre-clinical development. In particular, they plan to advance tests ...