Ohio's six-month freeze on new Medicaid home care and hospice providers is set to expire Nov. 14, raising concerns among disabled residents who face gaps when aides leave. South Dakota Voters Weigh ...

Q: I share office space with a colleague who is being treated for a Staph skin infection. Her doctor put her on a special antibiotic because it could be MRSA. Am I at risk for catching the infection ...

The idea that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) abscesses don’t always require antibiotics (Item 122-5) may have been accepted in 1950, but it is not true anymore. All clinicians know ...

CDC data reveals stark differences in MRSA drug resistance across U.S. states as officials warn it remains a serious threat.

In recent years, healthcare providers have observed MRSA infections in an increasing number of people who lack traditional healthcare-associated risk factors. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

Studies suggest that staphylococcus is the main cause of purulent cellulitis, with MRSA predominant, while in nonpurulent cellulitis, β-hemolytic streptococci appear to be more important. The role of ...

The antiseptic chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is routinely used for surgical skin preparation because of its broad spectrum of activity against both bacteria and viruses. Topical CHG is also used to ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES -- Several Los Angeles police officers have contracted a possible skin infection, the department said Tuesday. The three officers were stationed at the West Valley station in Reseda, which ...

The report of two independent infectious disease experts who inspected seven NFL facilities has confirmed that the incidence ...