A team of Korean clinical investigators found nearly 10 percent of cases of Staphylococcus aureus infections of the blood spread to the eyeball and can severely impair vision or even cause blindness.

"Surviving sepsis gave me a second chance at life, and this challenge is my way of making that second chance count," she said. Throughout her walk Owen said she hoped she would be joined by fellow ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) ranks among the globally most important causes of infections in humans and is considered a dreaded hospital pathogen. Active and passive immunization against ...

Patients with respiratory viral co-infection may have an increased risk of developing bacteremic Staphylococcus aureus ...

Cefazolin is a first‐generation cephalosporin widely used in the treatment of infections caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Its favourable safety profile and reduced risk ...

Pneumonia caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most dangerous infections that can occur in hospital. Particularly worrying are multi-resistant strains, against which many ...

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...

If the site of the ingrown hair acquires an infection with Staphylococcus aureus, it can cause itchy bumps, pain, flushed skin, and pus. Staph infections come from a bacterium called Staphylococcus ...

A research team from the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at ...

With an epitope-based immunization, scientists have described a new vaccination strategy against Staphylococcus aureus. After decades of research, the Cologne scientists have now published a new ...