It now appears a dangerous type of staph infection is probably killing more Americans each year than AIDS. It's resistant to standard antibiotics, and the government reports that this superbug now ...

Researchers examined whether having rapid molecular results of Staphylococcus aureus tests available in real-time would impact the antimicrobial selection of emergency department clinicians in a ...

Using rapid diagnostic tests and algorithms to make suggestions on how to best use antibiotics helped reduce the amount of days people needed to stay on them, a new report finds. The study was ...

As part of the study, researchers tested and genetically analyzed 73 different hospital-acquired and community-acquired strains of the MRSA microbe. They then treated the various MRSA bugs in test ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window An early switch to oral antibiotics in patients hospitalized ...

Procedures such as knee and hip replacements can expose patients to potential bacterial infections, and bone cements are one way physicians can lower the risk. These materials anchor the artificial ...

Each year, health officials say more than 40,000 patients die from infections they pick up while hospitalized. They also say staph is the biggest culprit. In fact today, health officials say nearly ...