Cefazolin is a first‐generation cephalosporin widely used in the treatment of infections caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Its favourable safety profile and reduced risk ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual progress report on health care-associated infections Jan. 29, which found continued decreases in hospitalizations from multiple ...

Hongmin Sun, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, demonstrated that a spray-mist device can deliver last-resort ...

Researchers have found in a new study that reducing the incidence of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) among ...

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 ...

With an epitope-based immunization, scientists have described a new vaccination strategy against Staphylococcus aureus. After decades of research, the Cologne scientists have now published a new ...

If the site of the ingrown hair acquires an infection with Staphylococcus aureus, it can cause itchy bumps, pain, flushed skin, and pus. Staph infections come from a bacterium called Staphylococcus ...

Oregon hospitals have been making progress in reducing health care-associated infections (HAIs), but they still fall short in ...