Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria that can cause infections and is resistant to several antibiotics. Doctors and nurses sometimes refer to it as MRSA (which sounds like ...

MRSA is a type of bacteria that can be resistant to several antibiotics. MRSA might spread more easily in athletic settings. Preventing MRSA infections is crucial to athletes' health and safety. Skin ...

ATLANTA – MRSA is a common cause of skin infections throughout the United States. These infections occur in men, women, adults, children, and persons of all races and sexual orientations, and are ...

Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, but the biological basis for ...

LOS ANGELES -- Several Los Angeles police officers have contracted a possible skin infection, the department said Tuesday. The three officers were stationed at the West Valley station in Reseda, which ...

There has been a sharp rise in cases of the superbug MRSA being contracted outside hospitals across the UK. Britons have been urged to avoid sharing items such as towels or razors, particularly in ...

The patient is a 32-year-old man with HIV diagnosed in 1995 after presenting with cryptococcal meningitis. The patient recovered from the meningitis and was prescribed secondary prophylaxis with ...

A once-rare drug-resistant germ now appears to cause more than half of all skin infections treated in U.S. emergency rooms, say researchers who documented the superbug’s startling spread in the ...

Developing a MRSA infection during pregnancy is rare. MRSA is treatable but can lead to complications. If you have MRSA while pregnant, the risk to your baby is highest during delivery. Share on ...

Former wrestler Jimmy Rave has revealed that an MRSA infection in both of his legs has resulted in their amputation. The 38-year-old who wrestled for organizations like Ring of Honor, Total Nonstop ...