MSSA and MRSA are Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria with different resistance patterns. MRSA is resistant to many antibiotics and is more difficult to treat. Both types of bacteria can cause ...

Research reveals cost-effective alternative treatment for MSSA infections In a study of 142 patients with Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections, researchers found that treatment ...

Linezolid Nosocomial pneumonia, cSSSI Oral and intravenous form available, bacteriostatic, not approved for catheter-related bloodstream infections, side effects include myelosuppression, ...

Treating Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients prior to surgery is a common step to prevent surgical site infections, but patients do not always follow the multistep application instructions ...

Cefazolin offers reduced mortality and similar recurrence rates vs. the penicillinase-stable penicillins (PSPs) nafcillin or oxacillin in patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with low-risk methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who received short or prolonged ...

A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported clinical trial has found that the outcome of treating complicated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections with two intravenous (IV) doses of the ...

If the skin of a person’s nose becomes damaged, Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can enter the wound and cause an infection. Many people carry Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) on their skin or within ...