Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a type of Staphylococcus (or “staph”) bacteria. Though these bacteria are common, MRSA strains are resistant to ...

Pulse loves nasty pictures of skin conditions and infections. So you can imagine that we were stoked to hear that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week launched a MRSA ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a scourge in hospitals, infecting thousands of patients a year, but a new study suggests that it may be too expensive to treat aggressively ...

A group of five medical organizations have released updated recommendations for the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA, transmission and infection. MRSA ...

MRSA in Children: Prevention. You may have been scared by all the media attention given to MRSA. And you're right to pay attention. But also know that you can take steps to help keep your children ...

As part of its five-year national program to improve MRSA prevention practices across healthcare facilities, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published a prevention toolkit for ...

MRSA Prevention. MRSA can live on surfaces such as furniture and towels for hours or even weeks, so any infected person can pass it to others if they touch these surfaces.

Learn 7 facts about MRSA, from transmission patterns to treatment options, ... MRSA prevention bundles have demonstrated significant success in reducing infection rates.

Updated recommendations for MRSA prevention in acute-care facilities suggest contact precautions for patients known to be infected are “essential,” although researchers argue data do not ...

A number of prevention strategies are recommended to avoid becoming infected with MRSA. Cover your wounds with clean, dry bandages until healed. Follow your healthcare provider’s instructions ...

Study: Are contact precautions “essential” for the prevention of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? Image Credit: Olga Zarytska/Shutterstock.com. Background ...

ENTERPRISE - Potentially-deadly infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA bacteria, are becoming more common, but can be prevented easily, according to local health ...