Severe skin infections are increasing among children and becoming one of the most common reasons for hospitalization, a new study finds. In 2009, about 71,900 children spent time in the hospital ...

Lab research published in JAMA asserts that beta-lactam antibiotic treatment is not only ineffective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, it could worsen them. Researchers ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2010;8(11):1293-1305. Moxifloxacin is a broad spectrum, fourth-generation fluoroquinolone with activity against S. aureus (except for MRSA strains), Gram-negatives and ...

But Local 4 Dr. Frank McGeorge says it's not just schools dealing with MRSA. It's the entire community. Related: Livonia high school student has MRSA MRSA in school often makes the news when notices ...

Methicillin-resistant staph infections have entered the community, posing a bigger challenge for health-care providers. The CDC outlines what to do. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), ...

A teacher presents to the emergency department with a swollen, painful, red upper extremity for evaluation. Physical examination confirms a cellulitis extending from the hand to the elbow with a 2-cm ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – What appeared to be an ordinary swim at the Residence Inn Downtown Ann Arbor turned into a medical nightmare for Alexis Williams, who has filed a lawsuit against the hotel alleging ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hall of Fame horse racing trainer D. Wayne Lukas has been hospitalized and will not return to training, his family and Churchill Downs announced Sunday. Lukas’ family said the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hall of Fame horse racing trainer D. Wayne Lukas has been hospitalized and will not return to training, his family and Churchill Downs announced Sunday. Lukas’ family said the ...