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, ...

On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential opinion in Cytiva Bioprocess R&D ...

With frightening speed, certain microbes evolve defenses against every antibiotic we throw at them. Staph aureus is a sobering case in point.

As with penicillin, only a year passed after this semi-synthetic penicillin was released before methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) was reported. Initially, MRSA only appeared in hospitals ...

Any one of those mutations could give your staph infection the capacity to continue replicating, even in the presence of the antibiotic. All it takes is a single mutated S. aureus—one that ...

“It is a pathogen in dire need of control because it causes significant morbidity and mortality not just in the United States ...

Health officials identified the cause as Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Cooking doesn't destroy toxins; proper food storage and hygiene are ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a major cause of skin and soft tissue infections that can sometimes lead to sepsis and ...