Several studies are being conducted to understand new treatments and better antibiotic options.

MRSA, often termed as the “hospital super bug” is thought to have come about due to the overuse of penicillin and other antibiotics. This caused the bug to continue to mutate, making it very difficult to treat or cure. Others feel that some groups are being overly dramatic and exaggerate the situation.

NewsTarget.com ran an article on January 27, 2007 about a super bug that kills healthy young adults in 24 hours. The superbug was identified as the bacteria called PVL-producing MRSA. This is a highly virulent strain of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria commonly known as the Staph infection. The Staph infection is resistant to antibiotics and [...]

MRSA, often known as staph, is a type of bacteria that is naturally occurring on your skin and in your nose. If it remains there, it usually does not cause any problems. However, when it gets under the skin or into the lungs it can cause severe infections. While in most cases [...]

MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant form of staph, can be found on both humans and their furry companions. Normally, it does not cause any serious problems. However, if it gets into the blood stream through a cut or other injury, it can cause severe, even fatal, infections. The overuse of antibiotics has caused this [...]

Methicillin was first put to use in the 1950 for staphylococci bacteria that were resistant to penicillin. It did not take long for a strain to emerge that was also resistant to methicillin. Since then, MRSA has become a more serious problem for medical professionals. While it originated in hospital settings, there [...]

The super bug MRSA is proving harder and hard to kill. This antibiotic-resistant strain of staph is not vulnerable to many of the traditionally antibiotic treatments, leaving doctors with few treatment options. However, a new way of making instant steam may prove to be a new cure, among have other uses.

Community-acquired MRSA is a major health problem and can affect entire communities. Often, colonization will lead to infection later on, so doctors watch trends in colonization patients. 27% of the subjects had a form of staph, and over 4% had the MRSA bug itself. 35% of the MRSA colonization occurred in children [...]

Staph infections are contagious diseases caused by bacteria, and are most often recognized by the abscesses that they form. Staph is one of the primary causes of infections starting in hospitals in the U.S., and is one of the deadliest of all disease-causing organisms. Staph can be found on the skin or in [...]

For example, if you are a senior on Medicare, and come down with MRSA during your stay at the hospital for something that is covered by Medicare, there will usually be extra costs incurred for the additional treatment needed. However, this additional cost will not be paid by Medicare. The bill will be [...]