An integrated strategy combining prolonged personal and environmental decolonization is effective in reducing recurrent ...

A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is developing a drug that works in combination with copper to kill bacteria, including those that cause MRSA, a type of staph ...

A weapons of Staphylococcus aureus is ?-toxin, which destroys host cells by forming pores in their membranes. Researchers at UNIGE have identified the mechanism that allows these pores to be harmful.

The skin bacterium Staphylococcus aureus often develops antibiotic resistance. It can then cause infections that are difficult to treat. Researchers at the University of Bonn have uncovered an ...

Around 20 percent of all humans are persistently colonized with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, a leading cause of skin infections and one of the major sources of hospital-acquired infections, ...

A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported clinical trial has found that the outcome of treating complicated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections with two intravenous (IV) doses of the ...

Findings from a new study in Nature Communications focused on the nasal microbiome show that people who persistently carry Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in the nose have fewer types of bacterial ...

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 ...

Having a diverse mix of bacteria on your skin may help fight off eczema. The finding suggests that microbiome transplants could be a way to treat the skin condition. Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, ...