Staphylococci are a group of Gram-positive bacteria that are members of the genus Staphylococcus. Several infections are caused by staphylococci. In particular, infections associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are an increasing...

S. afermentans S. aureus S. auricularis S. capitis S. caprae S. cohnii S. epidermidis S. felis S. haemolyticus S. hominis S. intermedius S. lugdunensis S. pettenkoferi S. saprophyticus S. schleiferi S. simulans S. vitulus S. warneri S....

New community-based MRSA clone may drastically alter antibiotic choices San Diego - Ominous episodes of furunculosis due to an unusual strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) appeared suddenly among a classroom of third-grade students in a Swiss village. Some boils were so severe...

Strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which had been largely confined to hospitals and long-term care facilities, are emerging in the community. The changing epidemiology of MRSA bears striking similarity to the emergence of penicillinase-mediated resistance in S. aureus decades ago. Even though...

An eastern Kentucky school district with one confirmed case of antibiotic-resistant staph infection plans to shut down all 23 of its schools Monday, affecting about 10,300 students, to disinfect the facilities.The project will involve disinfecting classrooms, restrooms, cafeterias, hallways, locker rooms, buses and even external...

The company that makes Botox on Friday disputed claims that complications from Botox Cosmetic treatments have resulted in death, an allegation made in a petition from the nonprofit group founded by consumer crusader Ralph Nader.Public Citizen, the consumer advocacy group founded in 1971, asked the...