A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has offered insight into how Staphylococcus ...

Antibiotics are the old medicine cabinet standby for treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, but as antimicrobial resistance continues to mount globally, scientists ...

An international clinical trial has identified the optimal antibiotics for golden staph bloodstream infections, a breakthrough set to reshape treatment for the life-threatening condition. The SNAP ...

Cefazolin demonstrated equivalent survival rates and lower kidney injury risks compared to standard antistaphylococcal penicillins in a new trial.

Researchers have revealed how Staphylococcus aureus bacteria extract iron from hemoglobin—a process crucial to their survival during infections. Using a novel time-resolved X-ray solution scattering ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a major cause of skin and soft tissue infections that can sometimes lead to sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. The microbe poses a significant threat to public ...

Staphylococcus aureus employs a multifaceted arsenal to evade the action of antibiotics. Central to β-lactam resistance is the mecA determinant, which encodes penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a) ...

Scientists have discovered that two common human pathogens can work together by managing copper in their shared environment—a ...

That itchy feeling isn’t just in your head, in some cases it might actually be all over you. And it may literally get on your nerves. New research published Wednesday in Cell indicates that a common ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the leading causes of infections acquired in the community and after surgery or hospital. Around 30% of individuals carry S. aureus in their nose, pharynx ...

After dozens of clinical trials, there are still no effective vaccines against Staphylococcus aureus. In two new studies, scientists report that the pathogen turns on the protein interleukin 10, ...