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 ...

Steve Schwarz underwent spinal surgery, only to later succumb to MRSA due to discontinuation of antibiotics at a care home.

One common treatment for MRSA is a medication called Vancocin ... Skin infections are the most common type of staph infection. Skin infections usually appear as red, swollen areas that may ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prevalence of CA-MRSA varies ... all sources (blood, skin, sputum, etc.), and infrequently delineate pathogens based on the age of the patient or the source of the infection.

In addition, the relatively short follow-up makes it impossible to determine if treatment had an impact on recurrence, treatment failure or re-infection, especially in chronic skin conditions.

Basilea will seek approval of ceftobiprole for SAB as well as acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection (ABSSSI ... by methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA), said Basilea.