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Scientists discover promising target to block Staphylococcus infection

National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have identified a promising lead for developing a new type of drug to treat infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium that frequently resists traditional antibi ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Feb 10, 2013 | 5 / 5 (4) | 1 |

Staphylococcus aureus: Why it just gets up your nose

A collaboration between researchers at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology and the Department of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin has identified a mechanism by which the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. au ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Dec 27, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

A drug used to treat HIV might defuse deadly staph infections

A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers suggests that an existing HIV drug called maraviroc could be a potential therapy for Staphylococcus aureus, a notorious and deadly pathogen linked to hundreds of thousands of hos ...

HIV & AIDS Dec 14, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Research offers new clues to prevent infection in cardiac devices

Bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, the 'superbug' behind MRSA, can be a major problem for patients who have a medical implant, such as a replacement heart valve or pacemaker.

Medical research Apr 10, 2012 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Fight back against MRSA to be started with a sniff

An innovative anti-bacterial spray that will kill MRSA is being developed by Norwich Research Park scientists thanks to funding from the University of East Anglia.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mar 21, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

How the bacterium that plays role in spread of MRSA colonises the human nose

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 28, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

New laboratory method uses mass spectrometry to rapidly detect staph infections

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a new laboratory test that can rapidly identify the bacterium responsible for staph infections. ...

Medical research Jan 12, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Computational methods reveal how hospital-acquired bacteria spread

Scientists at the Academy of Finland's Centre of Excellence in Computational Inference Research have developed novel computational methods that have yielded essential knowledge of how hospital-acquired bacteria spread and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 16, 2013 | not rated yet | 0