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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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  1. 01Jul 1, 2026
    Activity based insights into the seed proteins of Datura alba from Pakistan
    Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences
  2. 02May 23, 2026
    Concurrent Burkholderia cepacia detected by plasma mcfDNA sequencing in a child with MRSA liver abscess and chronic granulomatous disease: a case report
    BMC pediatrics
  3. 03May 23, 2026
    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in the Northern Territory of Australia 2017-2022
    Internal medicine journal
  4. 04May 23, 2026
    Integrated in vitro and in silico characterization of Dittrichia viscosa methanolic extract: phytochemical profiling, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities
    Folia microbiologica
  5. 05May 22, 2026
    Study on the Mechanism of Berberine Reversing MRSA Resistance to β-Lactam Antibiotics by Inhibiting blaZ Expression
    International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology
  6. 06May 22, 2026
    Secondary Metabolites from Diaporthe eres SK3, an Endophytic Fungus of Sellaginella kraussiana Sw. Collected from the Northeast Indian Hills, Exhibits Potential in Vitro Bioactivities
    Current microbiology
  7. 07May 22, 2026
    Emerging roles of combined curcumin and berberine in disease modulation: a comprehensive review of mechanisms and therapeutic relevance
    Molecular biology reports
  8. 08May 22, 2026
    Staphylococcus aureus carriage among hemodialysis outpatients: risk factors, antimicrobial resistance, and molecular characterization
    BMC nephrology
  9. 09May 22, 2026
    Defining the unbound target exposure of teicoplanin part 1: Insights from the Hollow-Fibre System
    Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
  10. 10May 22, 2026
    Changes in nasal and oral microbiota composition during a ten-day decolonization course with mupirocin and povidone-iodine: A real-world case series
    American journal of infection control
  11. 11May 22, 2026
    Utility and Cost of Umbilical Cord Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance Testing in Neonates
    American journal of infection control
  12. 12May 21, 2026
    Disseminated MRSA and Myelokathexis Preceding AML with t(8;21) and ASXL1 Mutation
    Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society
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