MRSA is a form of staph bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics typically used to treat bacterial infections. When an MRSA infection travels through the bloodstream, it can reach organs like ...

As community-acquired infections due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) increase, so lethal cases of CA-MRSA pneumonia are also on the rise. A paper in the June edition of the ...

Objective: To discuss current and potential treatment options for nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Data Sources: A MEDLINE search (1966-January 2007) was ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A hospital's pre-emptive swab of all admitted patients has led to a 58% decline in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia, investigators reported here at ...

Researchers searched the PubMed and Embase databases from inception to November 2016 for studies evaluating MRSA nasal screening and development of MRSA pneumonia. They selected 22 studies with 5,163 ...

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The antibiotic linezolid may be more effective than vancomycin in treating ventilated patients who develop methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia as a result of their ventilation ...

In a recent study published in the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, a group of researchers examined how heparan sulfate (HS)shedding impacts cathelicidin efficacy ...

MRSA symptoms vary depending on the infection site, commonly appearing on the skin as bumps or lesions, but can also affect the lungs, bones, blood, and heart. MRSA skin infections can resemble other ...

The New England Journal of Medicine has been running an open-access blog on H1N1 flu, and they've put up a post on when to give antibiotics to prevent secondary bacterial pneumonia, including MRSA ...

Scientists hve demonstrated that the cytotoxin Paton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) does not affect methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus (MRSA)-induced pneumonia. A group led by Dr. James M. Musser ...

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...