I commonly use trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Septra) (TMP/SMX) or doxycycline to treat infections that could be attributable to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

Your makeup bag is gross. Don't worry, it's not just yours: a recent study found several kinds of potentially harmful bacteria in makeup bags. Dr. Stephanie Dewsnap, a family medicine practitioner at ...

Researchers have described how the protein that allows strep and staph bacteria to stick to human cells is prepared and packaged. The research could facilitate the development of new antibiotics.

Impetigo is a superficial skin infection caused by either streptococcal or staphlococcal bacteria, or both at the same time. The word, from Latin impeto (to strike or rush against), is an old coinage.