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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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  1. 01May 20, 2026
    Characterization of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains and Profiling of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Virulence Gene in Pyogenic Infections from Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Center in North India
    Annals of African medicine
  2. 02May 20, 2026
    Empagliflozin modulates biofilm formation and virulence-associated gene expression in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii
    Archives of microbiology
  3. 03May 20, 2026
    The Prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Clinical Settings of Pakistan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Journal of epidemiology and global health
  4. 04May 20, 2026
    Ceftaroline for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endovascular Infection
    Infectious diseases and therapy
  5. 05May 19, 2026
    The Influence of Seasonality and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes on Biofilm Formation in Hospital-Acquired Resistant Bacteria
    Journal of epidemiology and global health
  6. 06May 19, 2026
    Ultrasound-activated piezoelectric Bi@Bi-MOF enables STING-mediated immunotherapy for implant-associated infections
    Journal of nanobiotechnology
  7. 07May 19, 2026
    Re-evaluating microbiological testing and isolation measures for suspected MRSA carriers: insights from a retrospective study in a Dutch tertiary care center
    Antimicrobial resistance and infection control
  8. 08May 18, 2026
    Glucose-Oxidase Conjugated Cerium Oxide-Based Super Nanozyme for Rapid MRSA Eradication and Wound Closure
    Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
  9. 09May 18, 2026
    Surface-Modified Ni Nanoparticles for Enhanced Bacteria-Infected Wound Healing
    ACS applied bio materials
  10. 10May 18, 2026
    Herbal micelles loaded oxidized dextran/gelatin hydrogel with enhanced antibacterial and microenvironment reconstruction capacity for MRSA-infected wound healing
    International journal of biological macromolecules
  11. 11May 18, 2026
    Design, synthesis, antimicrobial and antioxidant evaluation, cytotoxicity assessment, and molecular dynamics-based computational studies of novel PABA analogues as dual DHPS/DHFR inhibitors
    RSC advances
  12. 12May 17, 2026
    MBene nanozyme orchestrates antibacterial and osteoimmune responses for synergistic therapy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-infected osteomyelitis
    Acta biomaterialia
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