WITHIN the past ten years numerous reports of outbreaks of staphylococcal disease among newborn infants in hospitals have appeared. The purpose of this paper is to note the possible usefulness of a ...

IN 1952 Farquharson et al. 1 reported the control of an outbreak of staphylococcal skin lesions in their nurseries by washing all infants with a hexachlorophene-containing preparation twenty-four ...

Q: What do you think about determining whether it’s a staph infection, ‘just’ a spider bite, or both? A: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections are becoming more and more ...

Most people have Staphylococcus bacteria on their skin, but sometimes it can cause an acute infection with life threatening symptoms. Staphylococcus bacteria are a common bacterial strain. Even ...

A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports that half the skin lesions present in patients with lupus show the presence of viable staph bacteria. This makes them more ...

Staphylococcus bacteria cause staph infections. There are many types of staph infections, and depending on the cause, doctors may use antibiotics, surgery, or other methods to treat them. A staph ...

I just received an email question from a teenager who happened to attach a picture of a skin lesion she was worried about. I think it is great that teens are being proactive about their health and are ...

There have been some online claims that wearing a mask can cause Staphylococcus, an infection that often causes rashes on the face or worse. But is that even possible? The VERIFY team spoke with ...

Sandi Delack is the president-elect of the National Association of School Nurses, based in Silver Spring, Md. Ms. Delack is also a practicing school nurse based in Rhode Island. Richard Kelley is the ...

Blepharitis is a common eye condition that can occur due to bacteria. When it occurs due to bacteria in the Staphylococcus genus, medical experts may refer to it as staphylococcal blepharitis.

Is that red bump a spider bite or could it be a staph infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA)? MRSA, a newer type of staph infection, has been present in Iowa since at ...