A systematic review of ten observational studies revealed that staphylococci predominated among cultured bacterial isolates ...

Researchers have revealed how Staphylococcus aureus bacteria extract iron from hemoglobin—a process crucial to their survival during infections. Using a novel time-resolved X-ray solution scattering ...

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia represents a critical bloodstream infection that demands rapid recognition and a coordinated therapeutic approach. Following the detection of S. aureus in blood ...

Researchers have described how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus genetically adapts to humans, including mutations that allow some strains to evade the immune system and become resistant to ...

Bacterial infection refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by a pathogenic bacteria. Chronic airway infection and inflammation form a destructive partnership in cystic fibrosis. Recent evidence ...

The most detailed study to date on the mechanisms by which a common type of bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, adapts to living on the human body could help improve the prevention, diagnosis, and ...

A new study shows efficacy and safety of oral antibiotic therapy, in the form of pills, for Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections. Currently, infusions are the standard treatment. An ...

Courtney Lawes says he spent 10 days in hospital after doctors found his infection markers were "through the roof" as he ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) is a drug-resistant form of staph bacteria. MRSE infections may be difficult to treat due to their resistance to methicillin and other common ...