Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) nasal colonization is associated with longer hospital stays and an increase in surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal ...

Killer dyes that can wipe out bacteria could help solve the superbug problems faced by surgical patients, scientists heard today at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held ...

Is there a role for preoperative nasal culture to rule outmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prior to surgery? —Rajesh V. Dalal, MD, Lake Jackson, Tex. Presently, the answer is no.

Preoperative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus decontamination decreased the surgical site infection rate significantly among patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery with hardware ...

Giants tight end Daniel Fells, who has spent the last several weeks battling an MRSA infection, had his seventh surgery on Saturday, according to a report, but is progressing toward a release from the ...

A new study of four cases of MRSA infection in patients who had undergone face lift surgery warns that MRSA-positive surgical site infection "is an increasingly problematic issue in all surgical ...

(HealthDay News) – A screening and antibiotic treatment regimen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children undergoing open airway surgery may be helpful for minimizing ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- One of three members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers diagnosed with MRSA has had surgery to get rid of the staph infection. MRSA is difficult to treat because it's resistant to many common ...

Former all-pro one of three Bucs dealing with staph infection TAMPA (AP) — Carl Nicks, one of three members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers diagnosed with MRSA, has had surgery to get rid of the staph ...

Editor’s Note: This page has been retired and is no longer being updated. Here is some background information about MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . "MRSA [methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus] infections are changing from a primarily hospital-acquired ...

Killer dyes that can wipe out bacteria could help solve the superbug problems faced by surgical patients, scientists report. Killer dyes that can wipe out bacteria could help solve the superbug ...