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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. 01May 16, 2026
    Revisiting the ocular use of chlorhexidine: an agent to remember in multidrug-resistant bacterial and fungal keratitis
    International ophthalmology
  2. 02May 16, 2026
    α-pinene and β-sitosterol co-loaded alginate/gelatin-functionalized niosomes for enhanced antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
    BMC biotechnology
  3. 03May 15, 2026
    Common blood pressure drug may help antibiotics fight deadly superbugs
    Earth.com
  4. 04May 15, 2026
    Prevalence of nasal carriage and methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus among hotel workers in Sétif province, Algeria
    International journal of hygiene and environmental health
  5. 05May 14, 2026
    Human anti-alpha-hemolysin scFvs mitigate toxin-mediated damage in a mouse model of MRSA pneumonia
    Applied microbiology and biotechnology
  6. 06May 14, 2026
    Comparison of Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequencing protocols using R9.4.1 and R10.4.1 flow cells under 20-hour and 48-hour conditions for genotyping methicillin methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
    Molecular biology reports
  7. 07May 14, 2026
    Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Artisanal Cheeses in Southern and Southeastern Brazil
    Foodborne pathogens and disease
  8. 08May 14, 2026
    Repurposing Azeliragon as a novel antibacterial agent against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus via combined membrane phospholipids and cell wall targeting
    Communications biology
  9. 09May 13, 2026
    ‘Menace II Society’ Star Samuel Monroe Jr Back on Life Support After Suffering From Pneumonia
    Complex
  10. 10May 13, 2026
    Dual-targeting sepsis-associated inflammation and infection using linoleic acid-based lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles
    Journal of materials chemistry. B
  11. 11May 12, 2026
    Treatment Challenges Persist for Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Infections, Especially MRSA
    Contagion Live
  12. 12May 11, 2026
    The Last Thing I Expected on My PCT Hike: Contracting MRSA
    The Trek
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