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Evidence-based news, research updates, and plain-language guides on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — for patients, families, and clinicians.

~120K
U.S. invasive infections per year
~20K
Associated deaths annually
1 in 3
People carry S. aureus on skin or nose
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Latest on MRSA

  1. 01May 27, 2026
    Antimicrobial effects of repeated 405 nm low-level-laser photobiomodulation: an In-vitro study on surgical wound pathogens
    Lasers in medical science
  2. 02May 27, 2026
    Seven versus fourteen days for resistant bloodstream infections: what do we actually know? A scoping review
    Infection
  3. 03May 21, 2026
    Association of Anemia Severity with Distinct Microbial and Inflammatory Signatures in Patients Receiving Vancomycin
    Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
  4. 04May 20, 2026
    Photodynamic/Photothermal Gold Nanoclusters Chitosan Sponge for Hemostasis and MRSA Infected Wound Healing
    International journal of nanomedicine
  5. 05May 19, 2026
    Investigating the Efficacy of Various Photosensitizers and Irradiation Strategies in Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation on Different Types of Microbes
    International journal of molecular sciences
  6. 06May 18, 2026
    Phosphonamidates Integrating Sterically Hindered Phenols with Membrane-Active Cations: A Redox-Activated Approach to Antimicrobial Agents
    International journal of molecular sciences
  7. 07May 16, 2026
    A microenvironment-adaptive bilayer composite dressing for disrupting MRSA biofilms and promoting wound regeneration via ROS-mediated immune regulation
    Bioactive materials
  8. 08May 12, 2026
    Benzyl-Modified Quinolone-Aminopyrimidine Hybrids with Potent Anti-MRSA Activity and a High Barrier to Resistance
    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
  9. 09May 11, 2026
    Integrated framework for targeting dynamic penicillin-binding protein 2a via ensemble structural biology and deep generative modeling
    Frontiers in microbiology
  10. 10May 11, 2026
    Licosin, a multifunctional defensin peptide originated from the clinical fungus Lichtheimia corymbifera with antibacterial and potassium ion channel blocking effects
    Frontiers in microbiology
  11. 11May 8, 2026
    Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Potential of Thymol-Benzimidazolium-Chalcone Hybrids Against Clinical MRSA Strains: Insights from Gene Expression Profiling and Molecular Docking
    Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
  12. 12May 8, 2026
    Patterns, Associated Factors, and Anatomical Concordance of Nasal and Throat Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Among Community-Dwelling Adults in Germany
    Microorganisms
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