Researchers prospectively studied patients presenting with skin and soft-tissue infections ... single most commonly identified cause of infection. Of MRSA isolates, 100% were susceptible to ...

Many skin infections respond well to medication. However, some conditions, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are resistant to common antibiotics and harder to treat.

Artificial nails place patients at risk of MRSA nosocomial infection and health care workers ... Experts assert that skin care is important, because cracked, dry skin can be more difficult to ...

Adam Richman revealed he contracted the MRSA infection while visiting Zurich ... the infection was located in a high-risk area on his face and he needed surgery to get rid of the infection.

Once it gets into the body, through wounds or medical tubes, it can cause an infection that could kill someone already weakened by illness. In Britain, it is estimated that MRSA and other ...

Having psoriasis can increase the risk of developing certain skin infections, like MRSA and candidiasis. This is likely due to the damaged skin barrier and immune system dysfunction accompanying ...

Simple hand washing. And for parents who do think that their child might have a MRSA skin infection, how can they distinguish the difference between a regular skin infection vs. MRSA? Tom Frieden ...

With the rising prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (S.) aureus (MRSA), a multi drug resistant strain, treatment has become a ...

Although the surgery went without any fuss, two months later, Schwarz returned to the hospital with red swollen skin ... aureus. MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections ...