Symptoms of MRSA

These are abscesses in mice that received placebo, nanoparticle alone or nanoparticle with nitric oxide for 4 days after MRSA abscess formation. The inset in the untreated group shows what the contents of the MRSA abscess look like at this time. Credit:  

Researchers in Germany have identified a new antimicrobial peptide that demonstrates significant activity against a variety of bacteria, including multiresistant human strains such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). The discovery was made while investigating the ancient metazoan organism Hydra magnipapillata.  

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive, world-wide licensing agreement with Syntiron to develop and commercialize its prophylactic vaccine against Staphylococcus, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans, because these bacteria are resistant ...(198 words)  

Bio-Clean, Inc. (OTCBB: BOCL) ("Bio-Clean" or the "Company") announced that testing of its Clean Kill Non-Alcohol based hand sanitizer has proved that it can be an effective weapon against the epidemic spread of MRSA and Staph. MRSA infection is caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria - often called "staph." MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.  

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and other drug-resistant bacteria could face annihilation as low-temperature plasma prototype devices have been developed to offer safe, quick, easy and unfailing bactericidal cocktails. Two prototype devices have been developed: one for efficient disinfection of healthy skin (e.g.  

MicroPhage announced that it has obtained its CE Mark to market in Europe the first of its instrument-free, rapid tests based on its patented Bacteriophage Amplification technology. The Company's initial commercial product is designed to rapidly identify Staphylococcus aureus ("staph") bacteria as well as determine methicillin resistance (MRSA) or susceptibility (MSSA) in suspected cases of bacteremia-bacteria in the blood-in as little as five...  

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ten years ago, Chicago hospitals were at ground zero when the deadly MRSA bacterium, till then confined to hospitals, learned some new tricks and spilled out into the community. This year, researchers from Argonne National Laboratory and  

Boston (DbTechNo) - Results of a new US study find that MRSA bacteria is being found in more hospitals than years past. This is a very dangerous type of bacteria, which can result in fatalities if patients become infected. The danger with this type of bacteria is that it is drug resistant, meaning that it does not [...]  

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and other drug-resistant bacteria could face annihilation as low-temperature plasma prototype devices offer safe, quick, reliable bactericidal cocktails.  

Most scientists believe that staph infections are caused by many bacterial cells that signal each other to emit toxins. The signaling process is called quorum sensing because many bacteria must be present to start the process. But scientists have now determined that the very first stage of staph infection, when bacteria switch from a harmless to a virulent form, occurs in a single cell and that this individual process can be stopped by the...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cases of a drug-resistant bacterial infection known as MRSA have risen by 90 percent since 1999, and they are increasingly being acquired outside hospitals, researchers reported on Tuesday. They found two new strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- MRSA for short -- were circulating in patients and they are different from the strains normally seen in hospitals. Ramanan Laxminarayan of Princeton...  

The strain of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, dubbed CA-MRSA, can be resistant to drugs and cause infections if picked up in areas such as fitness centers, schools and other public places. CA-MRSA is on the rise in ...  

The community-acquired strain of the deadly Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pathogen is presenting larger health issues than first believed, reports Science Daily. MRSA is a bacteria that can cause serious infection and is resistant to most antibiotics, noted Science Daily, citing a recent study in next month's issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. MRSA now has two main strains. The traditional, hospital-acquired MRSA (HA...  

Faced with a growing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, hospitals in the United Kingdom are adopting traditional medicinal techniques to fight infection, such as maggots and honey. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other drug-resistant infections kill or hasten the death of 8,000 British patients per year, while MRSA now kills more people in the United States annually than AIDS. At the Royal United Hospital in...  

Sandia National Laboratories researcher Jeff Brinker sits next to a cell-suspension wheel that contains bacteria suspended in media. Brinker is also a professor at the University of New Mexico. Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya Most scientists believe ...