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Investigational vaccine not effective in reducing post-operative staph infections

Use of a vaccine to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infections among patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery did not reduce the rate of serious postoperative S aureus infections compared with placebo and was associated wi ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Feb 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Repeated exposure to triclosan reduces virulence in S. aureus

Repeated laboratory exposures to triclosan reduced susceptibility to antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus, but probably not sufficiently to render commonly used antibiotics ineffective, according to a paper in the June 2012 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New type of MRSA in hospitalized patients probably of animal origin

A distinctly new type of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that is not detected by traditional genetic screening methods has been discovered in patients in Irish hospitals according to research to be pub ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast