Hospitals with the highest MRSA deaths and Clostridium difficile were released. The Office for National Statistics figures were released publicly and have revealed the hospitals that had the highest infections that lead to death between 2002 - 2006.
One such hospital in Bath, the Royal United, had 268 cases that lead to death. That number represents [...]

Scientists have recently claimed to have found a cure for MRSA, the well-known but dangerous cause of harmful skin infection, after finding medications on a computer database that were originally thought to have no association to treat it.
These findings show that patients may be able to find routine treatment for infections caused by MRSA within [...]

MRSA, or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a type of Staph Infection that is extremely dangerous. Although the virus originally could be found in health care facilities, it has now become more community-based and is far easier to contract. Although it targets open wounds and those with weaker immune systems, it can also affect pregnant women. [...]

Recently, scientists have developed a new way to treat MRSA. This new development uses a light activated treatment that targets and kills MRSA.
The treatment works by using a light-sensitive antimicrobial drug that is attached to a peptide (protein), which then attaches onto the bacterial surface of MRSA. With use of this method, only MRSA bacteria [...]

Recent studies show that MRSA can be carried not only by humans, but pets as well. Owners of pets should not worry over whether or not their pet is infected with MRSA. The point is to simply be aware that it could happen.
Humans and pets can be colonized with MRSA, but that does not mean [...]