But in more severe cases, surgery may sometimes be necessary. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. But when Staphylococcus bacteria are causing your symptoms, this condition can be life-threatening ...

Staph infections can cause significant complications in hospitalized patients: pneumonia, surgical wound infections, urinary tract infections and blood-borne bacterial infections. "We were not ...

In 1 young woman admitted with Asian influenza and staphylococcal pneumonia, a second pulmonary superinfection due to a hospital strain of antibiotic-resistant staphylococcus of a different phage ...

The Cold Chisel frontman revealed that a stubborn staph infection, which previously targeted his heart, had returned, this time attacking his hip. 'Staph infections love to hide in places like ...

Bacteriophages, or simply, “phages”, have potential not only to fight drug-resistant bacteria, but also to lower resistance ...

Objective: To discuss current and potential treatment options for nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Data Sources: A MEDLINE search (1966-January 2007 ...

Fleming, who admittedly discovered penicillin by chance, is reported to have said, “When I woke up just after dawn on ...

Our sheets and pillows are where we spend a third of our daily lives, and all that contact creates the perfect environment ...

A recent ICMR study highlights that Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii, leading causes of bloodstream infections in ICUs, exhibit resistance to the antibiotic imipenem. The study also ...

A high rate of resistance was seen among UTI causing E. choli and Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii against ...

Gram-negative bacilli or gram-negative bacteria: The bacteria that causes pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, and meningitis. Staphylococcus: Bacteria found on your ...

Linezolid and vancomycin are the only drugs recommended by the ATS/IDSA for treatment of MRSA nosocomial pneumonia, quinupristin/dalfopristin and daptomycin should ...