At least three patients at Victoria Hospital's palliative care unit have tested positive for the ...

Steve Schwarz underwent spinal surgery, only to later succumb to MRSA due to discontinuation of antibiotics at a care home. His family sued the doctors, resulting in a $1.65 million award. MRSA is a ...

Simple hand washing. And for parents who do think that their child might have a MRSA skin infection, how can they distinguish the difference between a regular skin infection vs. MRSA? Tom Frieden ...

Telavancin, a lipoglycopeptide, was recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of skin infections associated with MRSA and is being evaluated for the treatment of hospital-associated pneumonia.

Having psoriasis can increase the risk of developing certain skin infections, like MRSA and candidiasis. This is likely due to the damaged skin barrier and immune system dysfunction accompanying ...

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 ...

The immaturity of immune functions and the impaired defense system have to face frequently invasive ... However, substantial differences in MRSA local epidemiology, infection control policy ...

When that happens, your infection will be said to be antibiotic resistant, and your physician will have to prescribe a different drug to combat it. MRSA: The Spread of Drug Resistance In fact ...