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Evidence-based news, research updates, and plain-language guides on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — for patients, families, and clinicians.

~120K
U.S. invasive infections per year
~20K
Associated deaths annually
1 in 3
People carry S. aureus on skin or nose
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Latest on MRSA

  1. 01Jun 17, 2026
    Near-infrared-triggered synergistic therapy with a Ru-based nanocomposite hydrogel for eradicating multidrug-resistant wound infections
    Journal of materials chemistry. B
  2. 02Jun 17, 2026
    Biomimetic Catalytic System Mimicking Immune Defense and Tissue Healing for Dynamic Treatment of Skin Infections
    Nano letters
  3. 03Jun 17, 2026
    Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and machine learning based profiling of β-lactam antibiotic-induced biochemical responses in methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus strains
    Journal of microbiological methods
  4. 04Jun 17, 2026
    Epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and mortality of bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients: an 11-year retrospective cohort study from southern Saudi Arabia
    BMC nephrology
  5. 05Jun 16, 2026
    Host and antibiotic jointly select for greater virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
    eLife
  6. 06Jun 16, 2026
    Characterization of Virulence Factors, Biofilm Production, and Antimicrobial Resistance in Mastitis-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Strains by Phenotypic and Genotypic Methods
    Foodborne pathogens and disease
  7. 07Jun 16, 2026
    Molecular epidemiology and prognostic impact of lower respiratory tract infections during immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: A retrospective cohort study
    Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica
  8. 08Jun 16, 2026
    Preparation and in vitro evaluation of photodynamic-responsive nanoliposome loaded PL-5
    PloS one
  9. 09Jun 16, 2026
    Multivalent Display of Antimicrobial Peptides on Plant Virus Scaffolds Enhances Killing of Drug-Resistant Bacteria
    ACS nano
  10. 10Jun 16, 2026
    The effect of Staphylococcus aureus targeting ROS-dependent mitochondrial damage activating NLRP10 in inducing skin and soft tissue infection
    Scientific reports
  11. 11Jun 16, 2026
    Green-synthesized quantum dots from quercus brantii for infected polymicrobial wound healing: mechanisms and biocompatibility
    BMC biotechnology
  12. 12Jun 16, 2026
    A SIRT1-stabilizing nanofibrous platform via suppression of ubiquitination for enhanced diabetic wound healing: synergistic therapy with saracatinib and MOF-818
    Journal of nanobiotechnology
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