MSSA and MRSA are Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria with different resistance patterns. MRSA is resistant to many antibiotics and is more difficult to treat. Both types of bacteria can cause ...

Severe hospital-treated infections were associated with a higher risk for dementia, regardless of preexisting frailty, comorbidities, or age-related diseases. Participants with severe infections ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A metro Atlanta high school student is in the ICU fighting a severe bacterial infection. Mustafa Elhaj is a junior at Centennial ...

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...

Findings highlight the importance of infection prevention measures and personalized heart failure care. A study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found that adults who were hospitalized ...

Hospital-treated cystitis and bacterial infection of an unspecified site were each independently associated with a nearly 20% higher risk of developing dementia, even after adjusting for prior ...