Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those microbes are harmless. Sometimes, the same strain of bacteria can lead to very ...

A nasal wash product sold under the brand name SinuCleanse has been recalled due to contamination with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The affected product was distributed nationwide in January 2025 ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window An early switch to oral antibiotics in patients hospitalized ...

Intervention reduces staph infections in hospital NICU: 5 things to know Researchers analyzed the effect of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus decolonization on MSSA infection incidence and ...

Staphylococcus bacteria live on skin and can cause a staph infection if they enter the bloodstream. Staph infections can involve a range of symptoms, like vomiting, rashes or inflamed skin, and fever.

Although bacterial virulence, a factor that affects the severity and outcome of an infection, is widely accepted as being driven by high pathogen toxicity levels, a recent study published in the ...

Bloodstream infections overall in the dialysis population have decreased since 2014, according to a CDC report. Adults on dialysis are 100 times more likely to have a Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream ...

Experts warn that antibiotic misuse is fueling drug-resistant infections like gonorrhoea and staph, making them harder to ...

Bug bites don’t cause staph infections on their own. However, when an insect or spider bites someone, it can create an avenue for bacteria to get into the body’s tissues. A friend’s son went to urgent ...