Staph Infection (MRSA)

Articles

Is Staph the New AIDS?
The outbreak of a drug resistant staph infection has led people to wonder if it’s the "new AIDS".

Drug-Resistant Super Bug Kills more People than AIDS
"We should be very worried," say experts about the drug resistant bacterium known as MRSA, which killed more Americans last year than AIDS-related complications.

Hospital Infections
Every year more than a million people acquire infections while they are admitted to hospital for treatment of some other disease. Even though most of the hospitals are gearing up to fight such conditions, still it is not possible to completely eliminate hospital infections...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Symptoms of MRSA Infection
MRSA is a type of bacterial infection that infects various human body parts. The infection characterizes by boils, abscesses or pimples on the skin...

Staph Infections - Staph Infection Treatment and Symptoms
Staph infections are caused by a bacterium known as staph or staphylococcus aureus. Being Contagious, they spread very easily. Let us know, more about Staph Infection, Symptoms and its treatment.

Falling hygiene standards within NHS despite MRSA threat
Following reports of hospitals turning sheets over instead of washing them and removing light bulbs to save cash do we really have any choice but to consider private health cover?

The Newest Threat to Athletes: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus or MRSA has always been a potentially deadly bacteria to hospital patients, but now the antibiotic resistant bacteria has crossed over to the athletic world. Article provides an overview of MRSA, including transmission, recognition, and prevention of MRSA, geared towards the athletic population.

God's Sense of Humour
The chaplain stalled the request on the basis that the Bibles might help spread MRSA. I wish I'd known about this risk sooner: I'm always picking up infections in crummy hotels and I thought it was from all them prostitutes. Zoe Williams