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 ...

Methicillin-resistant S ... aureus, have been recently developed. Novel antibiotics, such as linezolid, daptomycin and tigecycline, have been successfully introduced into clinics.

New antibiotics, such as tetracycline, erythromycin, and methicillin were developed, and there was new hope that infectious diseases could be vanquished. But, once again, problems of bacterial ...

Scientists have discovered the mechanism which allows the superbug Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to become highly resistant to antibiotics, paving the way for new approaches ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that has developed resistance to many antibiotics, making it a significant public health concern. MRSA infections can occur ...

The number of resistant strains has increased, partly due to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics. This has resulted in more infections that are difficult to control. MRSA is methicillin ...