The MRSA superbug has evolved into 'fitter' strains which could prove even more resistant to treatment, a leading scientist warned on Tuesday. Professor Hajo Grundmann, a world expert in ...

The bug can attack patients who go into hospital for surgery but are otherwise healthy. MRSA figures are difficult to come by because so many people carry it harmlessly. Also, the people who die ...

Although the surgery went without any fuss, two months later, Schwarz returned to the hospital with red swollen skin. Doctors diagnosed him with MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.

In the past, numerous strategies have been implemented to eradicate colonization in patients who carry MRSA. The anterior nares are the most common site of colonization. Over 40 different nasal ...

Background: Concern for MRSA in patients presented to the hospital with pneumonia may be overestimated leading to excessive prescribing of empiric anti-MRSA therapy. This study aims to identify at ...