Most previous large outbreaks have been found in sporting activities, prisons and childcare facilities.

A man with pneumonia coughed for a week until bleeding in his abdominal wall made him unstable. He took no blood thinners, making the case rare. Shreveport Precautionary Boil Advisory Covers 19 ...

Doxycycline remains a practical oral option for selected skin and skin structure infections (SSTIs), particularly when methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is suspected or confirmed. A ...

PLAYING on bouncy castles has been linked to a large outbreak of a common superbug, infecting over 40 kids. Four children were also hospitalised after an outbreak of a rare and aggressive strain ...

For a child bursting with energy, few things are more fun than hurtling through a bouncy castle, launching into the air, and ping-ponging between every surface. But that childhood buoyancy will ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria that can cause infections and is resistant to several antibiotics. Doctors and nurses sometimes refer to it as MRSA (which sounds like ...

Studies suggest that staphylococcus is the main cause of purulent cellulitis, with MRSA predominant, while in nonpurulent cellulitis, β-hemolytic streptococci appear to be more important. The role of ...

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

As anyone who’s spent time inside one can tell you, bouncy castles are supposed to be a source of joy. Unfortunately, for one large party of kids in the Republic of Ireland, their bouncy experience ...

A large-scale, quality improvement program developed in collaboration with infection prevention experts at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality was associated with a 65 ...

A federally funded quality improvement program built with infection-prevention specialists at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong ...