Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Livestock-associated MRSAfound among MRSA from humans

The survey results show more frequent detections and geographical dispersion of LA-MRSA in humans in the EU/EEA since 2007, and highlight the public health and veterinary importance of LA-MRSA as a 'One Health' issue. The ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Antimicrobial resistance: Successful interdisciplinary efforts

As antimicrobial-resistant bacteria can be transmitted between humans and animals, research into antimicrobial resistance must in particular investigate the mechanisms of the spread of the bacteria and the resistance genes. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Active substance targeting dreaded hospital germs

In the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), scientists have conducted clinical studies on an active substance against the dreaded hospital pathogen Staphylococcus aureus: a highly effective protein from bacteriophages ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

MRSA colonization common in groin and rectal areas

Colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) allows people in the community to unknowingly harbor and spread this life-threatening bacteria. The inside of the front of the nose is where this bacteria ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New methods to identify MRSA in pigs

Traditionally, MRSA has been associated with severe infections which occur in hospitals and result in prolonged diseases and increased mortality. However, in recent years, MRSA has spread to the rest of the community, e.g. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Copious community-associated MRSA in nursing homes

More than one quarter of residents of 26 nursing homes in Orange County, California carry community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which spread more easily, and may cause more severe infection ...

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