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Background: Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs ... We identified demographic risk factors associated with SSTIs and MRSA infection.

Once it gets into the body, through wounds or medical tubes, it can cause an infection that could kill someone already weakened by illness. In Britain, it is estimated that MRSA and other ...

Staph infections are caused by a widespread class of bacteria called Staphylococcus (staph) bacteria. Over 30 types of this bacteria can cause symptoms, but Staphylococcus aureus is the most common.

MRSA is resistant to certain antibiotics. Infections affecting the skin and soft tissue include: Sepsis - a violent immune response leads to fever, and a rapid breathing and heart rate Around one ...

Simple hand washing. And for parents who do think that their child might have a MRSA skin infection, how can they distinguish the difference between a regular skin infection vs. MRSA? Tom Frieden ...

“Not only will our advancements in medicine be at risk, but we may find ourselves back to where we were in the pre-antibiotic era, when mortality from simple skin/soft tissue infections was ...

Chronic skin conditions typically aren’t curable, but they can be managed with medication and by paying close attention to your lifestyle. Learn more about symptoms, treatments, and ways to feel ...

Fortunately it is still significantly vulnerable to vancomycin, which has been doctors’ first-line treatment against MRSA infections for 40 years. MRSA rarely resists vancomycin. Only 16 such ...