In a recent Nature Reviews Microbiology study, researchers review how the wound microbiota interferes with skin repair processes and facilitates infection onset by modulating host immune responses.

Whether a wound--such as a diabetic foot ulcer--heals or progresses to a worse outcome, including infection or even amputation, may depend on the microbiome within that wound. A new study from the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that causes infection in various parts of the body, is often called a “superbug” thanks to its ability to dodge ...

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 ...

MRSE and MRSA are bacterial infections caused by the Staphylococcus genus. These infections are resistant to several types of antibiotics, making them more difficult to treat. They can cause serious ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which Staphylococcus aureus — one of the most common causes of skin and soft ...

Approximately 25 to 30 percent of the healthy population carries the staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria on skin or in nasal passages, while 1 percent carries the antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain.