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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 6, 2026
    Quinoline-2-carboxamide-phenylacetamide hybrids as preliminary antimicrobial and cytotoxic hits: Synthesis, biological screening, molecular docking, and in silico ADMET profiling
    Journal of computer-aided molecular design
  2. 02Jun 6, 2026
    Heptametallic high‑entropy nanozyme‑based biosensors for detecting bacterial pathogens in food and infected wound
    Mikrochimica acta
  3. 03Jun 6, 2026
    Antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of Lactobacillus cell-free supernatants against standard and antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus
    Archives of microbiology
  4. 04Jun 5, 2026
    A Korean native halophyte extract attenuates the virulence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by inhibiting biofilm formation
    Scientific reports
  5. 05Jun 4, 2026
    Adapting prime editing with split prime editors in Escherichia coli and its application to Staphylococcus aureus genome editing
    Applied microbiology and biotechnology
  6. 06Jun 4, 2026
    Comparative studies targeting the best dyeing conditions for pure, blend and modified fabrics with novel nano-disperse reactive dyes and their biological activity
    Scientific reports
  7. 07Jun 4, 2026
    Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA and PVL-positive isolates, in Egyptian fruit bats
    BMC veterinary research
  8. 08Jun 3, 2026
    A new seco-norlignan and a rare ring B aromatic 1(10→6)abeo-ergostane-type steroid from Tarlmounia elliptica
    Natural product research
  9. 09Jun 3, 2026
    Prevalence, risk factors, and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in equines in Egypt
    Scientific reports
  10. 10Jun 3, 2026
    Successful conservative treatment of MRSA-associated infective endocarditis with concurrent candidemia in a hemodialysis patient
    The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology
  11. 11Jun 3, 2026
    Surgical management of recurrent MRSA empyema with eloesser flap in a complex thoracic patient: lessons from endobronchial valve failure
    Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
  12. 12Jun 2, 2026
    Molecular dynamics-guided design of sulfadiazine-based α-aminophosphonates as DNA gyrase inhibitors with enhanced binding stability and antibacterial activity
    Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics
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