A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has offered insight into how Staphylococcus ...

British physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin nearly 100 years ago, was the first to warn of the dangers of antibiotic resistance. In his 1945 Nobel Prize speech, 27 ...

ContraFect Corporation (CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical ...

Researchers have uncovered how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including the notorious MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staph aureus) "superbug" strains, resists our body's natural defenses against ...

An international clinical trial has identified the optimal antibiotics for golden staph bloodstream infections, a ...

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how Staphylococcus aureus—a leading cause of skin infections—reshapes the immune system's inflammatory responses in children with a rare skin condition.

Antibiotics are the old medicine cabinet standby for treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, but as antimicrobial resistance continues to mount globally, scientists ...

These facts are in keeping with the general impression gained from the current medical literature and recent meetings — namely, that the number of patients with malignant forms of staphylococcal ...

Scientists have discovered that two common human pathogens can work together by managing copper in their shared environment—a ...

Records of patients from whom Staph. aureus had previously been recovered and tested for penicillin sensitivity were also studied. Nasal cultures were obtained from a number of healthy infants and ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the leading causes of infections acquired in the community and after surgery or hospital. Around 30% of individuals carry S. aureus in their nose, pharynx ...

There are many types of Staphylococci - a type of bacteria that can live on the human body - but what do you know about Staphylococcus aureus? Unless you're a medical professional, the chances are ...