Once it gets into the body, through wounds or medical tubes, it can cause an infection that could kill someone already weakened by illness. In Britain, it is estimated that MRSA and other ...

Individuals who carry MRSA can spread the bacteria to others, causing an infection, particularly if they have open wounds where bacteria can enter.

Maybe the wound is starting to ooze a bit ... and your physician will have to prescribe a different drug to combat it. MRSA: The Spread of Drug Resistance In fact, there is a good chance that ...

Such treatments could be used to treat skin infections caused by MRSA and other bacteria in everything from accidental cuts to surgical wounds, preventing the need for prolonged courses of current ...

MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ... and the culture and sensitivity results of a properly obtained wound specimen.

To test the therapeutic performance in vivo, the team created a mouse model of MRSA-infected wounds. Mice were given standardized skin wounds and inoculated with MRSA to form mature biofilms.