Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. Children who get MRSA—a dangerous type of staph infection that can lead to sepsis and is sometimes fatal—must be diagnosed ...

Nearly 120,000 people contracted bloodstream staph infections in the United States in 2017, most of them in health care facilities – and nearly 20,000 died. Progress against the most dangerous ...

, a bacteria that can cause a potentially deadly staph infection, used to be found primarily in hospitals and nursing homes. In recent years, however, the superbug has cropped up everywhere. The ...

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, (MRCA, sometimes pronounced “mursa”) is a type of bacteria or “germ” that can be found on the skin of a healthy people. However, MRSA can also cause ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and commonly cause skin infections that can lead to serious or life-threatening infection in other ...

Daniel Fells, the 32-year-old Giants tight end, is fighting a serious MRSA type of staph infection that may lead to amputation, and will almost certainly end his career. Fells' trouble began with an ...

Endocarditis can be a life threatening complication of MRSA in which the infection causes inflammation in the lining of the heart, and its valves and chambers. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

MRSA isn't always deadly. But it's surprisingly easy to come in contact with the antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus can be found everywhere from day-care ...

Here is some background information about MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to all beta-lactam antibiotics such as methicillin, penicillin, oxacillin and ...

Former wrestler Jimmy Rave has revealed that an MRSA infection in both of his legs has resulted in their amputation. The 38-year-old who wrestled for organizations like Ring of Honor, Total Nonstop ...

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