Staph infections are caused by Staphylococcus bacteria, most commonly the Staphylococcus aureus strain. These bacteria often live in your nose or skin, but don't usually pose a problem or cause an ...

In a lecture at VMX, Jason B. Pieper, DVM, MS, DACVD, outlined the next steps in the treatment of pyoderma in dogs when the ...

A variety of viruses are circulating across Northeast Mississippi this winter, and their treatment differs from bacterial infections. Dr. John Cantrell, an urgent care doctor at the Fulton Medical ...

UTI symptoms can fade for a few days but then return. Here’s how to tell if your UTI is going away and how to use home ...

With staph infections, eczema spreads more quickly ... Depending on what is causing the infection, treatments may include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungal medication, anti-inflammatory creams ...

The irony is that methicillin, a chemically modified version of penicillin, was developed in the 1950s as an alternative treatment for the growing proportion of staph infections already resistant ...

Strains of Staphylococcus (staph) or Streptococcus ... They can usually diagnose the infection by its appearance. If your sores do not clear up with treatment, a doctor may want to culture ...

Vancomycin is the first-choice treatment for MRSA-infected newborns; studies on efficacy of mupirocin for patient decolonization show controversial results. The impact of MRSA infections in NICU ...