Staphylococcus aureus has the potential to develop durable vancomycin resistance, according to a new study. Staphylococcus aureus has the potential to develop durable vancomycin resistance, according ...

Methicilllin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by staphylococcus aureus bacteria - often called "staph." Decades ago, a strain of staph emerged in hospitals that was resistant ...

A collaborative study by CCMB and LVPEI reveals alarming antimicrobial resistance in eye infection bacteria in India. Over 45% of isolates are multidrug-resistant, including vancomycin-resistant ...

When my ten year old came home last summer from a slumber party, I expected he would be tired and even cranky after a fun sleepless night. I didn't expect him to have huge welts on his back that ...

Researchers have uncovered an elegant system that contributes to antibiotic tolerance in the 'superbug' Staphylococcus aureus, identifying and characterizing a mechanism for drug tolerance and ...

CHICAGO — When an HIV-infected patient walked into Dr. Daniel Berger’s office with a nasty sore on his wrist, the physician suspected the culprit was a bacterium known as MRSA. The test results, ...

Methicillin-resistant staph infections have entered the community, posing a bigger challenge for health-care providers. The CDC outlines what to do. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), ...

Vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) radiating from its ancestor show the development of mutants that may someday pose a threat in the clinic. Staphylococcus aureus has the potential to ...

An international team of researchers, including those from UNSW’s School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, have applied a promising new tool – CLASH – to capture hundreds of undiscovered ...