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Nursing home residents are at risk for MRSA, a resistant bacterial infection. Learn about MRSA risk factors & symptoms, see MRSA pictures, and learn preventive measures.

There is considerable public concern that borders on hysteria on the increased risk of MRSA transmission at school, in the locker room, or on the sports field.

Weight lifters and competitive sports teams, including basketball, fencing, football, rugby, soccer, volleyball and wrestling have an increased risk of MRSA infection.

MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a serious and increasingly common bacterial infection. Pets can be infected with MRSA and can spread the disease.

MRSA infections, first identified in the 1960s, are becoming increasingly common in athletes in the community.

Artificial turf sports fields connected to recent MRSA outbreaks and heat strokes on high school and college football teams raise sports safety concerns.

MRSA infection is a matter of concern for parents and facilities like schools where crowding, lack of cleanliness and contact with contaminated items are more common.

MRSA and mutant strains have doctors worried about the latest drug-resistant superbugs. But unlike drugs, essential oils remain effective against viruses and bacteria.

MRSA is an antibiotic-resistant bacterium that's spreading at epic proportions throughout schools, hospitals and the workplace. So, what is MRSA and how is it stopped?

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a common type of "staph" bacteria that has become resistant to certain antibiotics.

Life threatening infections are showing up more and more throughout the world. Current trends and ideas to combat this bacteria are discussed.

Almost 3 million Americans are currently carrying this strain.

Since the discovery of penicillin, bacteria have shown increasing resistance to treatment. Now, the future of the few options remaining are in question.

Factors which can contribute to bacterial resistance to antibiotics and antimicrobial drugs include patient health, antibiotic choices and bacterial characteristics.

The CDC stated that schools do not need to close when MRSA is found. Just wash hands frequently and cover all open wounds.

The most challenging problem with MRSA is its resistance to antibiotics. A 2004 study shows promise that essential oils may twart the MRSA's ability to mutate and resist.

Drug-resistant bacteria have plagued hospitals for years by sending patients into intensive care; now a solution may be at hand.

MRSA is becoming a major health issue in the hospital and the community. What exactly is this infectious pathogen?

CDC reports steep rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitalized older population in the last 30 years. Prevention and treatment must be immediate and thorough.

The antibiotic resistant bacteria MRSA has been featured in the media the last few years. Learn about what this bacteria is, what it does, and how to prevent its spread.

Overuse of broad spectrum antibiotics have created superbugs such as Clostridium difficile (C. diff) and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA).

An increase in staph bacteria found at public beaches has led some to worry about the risks of swimming in the ocean. Recent studies raise concerns.

MRSA, coined a superbug by the media, was until recently considered a hospital infection control concern but has now made its way into the community.

Infections that occur in animals and can be passed to humans are known as zoonotic diseases. Contact between humans and their pets results in millions of zoonotic infecti

Hospital labor and delivery wards can be crawling with germs and drug-resistant viruses. Learn how to prevent the spread of germs and viruses to a new baby and mother.

There are good staph bacteria (Staphylococcus epidermidis), bad staph (Staphylococcus aureus), and really bad, pathogenic staph (MRSA). Here's a comparison.

Research examining sports injuries sustained on artificial field turf and natural grass football fields uncover a number of statistically significant differences.

Tattooing, a form of micropigmentation, deposits color under the skin into a pattern or picture. Any time the protective barrier of the skin is broken there are risks.