aureus uses surface proteins from the MSCRAMM family—such as staphylococcal protein A (SpA), fibronectin ... commonly found in CA-MRSA, contribute to inflammation and cytolysis of both red ...

When methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria colonize parts of the body, it may be permanent for some people. MRSA is a type of bacteria that is resistant to several antibiotics.

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — An outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant infection MRSA circulated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital for more than three years and ...

The only oral MRSA therapy currently available is linezolid ... of targeting bacterial efflux pumps, a family of multi-protein complexes that span the bacterial cell membranes and act like ...