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~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 19, 2026
    The Influence of Seasonality and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes on Biofilm Formation in Hospital-Acquired Resistant Bacteria
    Journal of epidemiology and global health
  3. 03May 18, 2026
    Glucose-Oxidase Conjugated Cerium Oxide-Based Super Nanozyme for Rapid MRSA Eradication and Wound Closure
    Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
  4. 04May 18, 2026
    Surface-Modified Ni Nanoparticles for Enhanced Bacteria-Infected Wound Healing
    ACS applied bio materials
  5. 05May 17, 2026
    MBene nanozyme orchestrates antibacterial and osteoimmune responses for synergistic therapy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-infected osteomyelitis
    Acta biomaterialia
  6. 06May 16, 2026
    Revisiting the ocular use of chlorhexidine: an agent to remember in multidrug-resistant bacterial and fungal keratitis
    International ophthalmology
  7. 07May 16, 2026
    α-pinene and β-sitosterol co-loaded alginate/gelatin-functionalized niosomes for enhanced antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
    BMC biotechnology
  8. 08May 16, 2026
    In vitro activity of eravacycline and comparator agents against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria: results from China Antimicrobial Surveillance Network between 2017 and 2019
    JAC-antimicrobial resistance
  9. 09May 15, 2026
    Prevalence of nasal carriage and methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus among hotel workers in Sétif province, Algeria
    International journal of hygiene and environmental health
  10. 10May 15, 2026
    [Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sepsis presenting with encephalopathy-like symptoms in a previously healthy young adult]
    Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology
  11. 11May 14, 2026
    Repurposing Azeliragon as a novel antibacterial agent against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus via combined membrane phospholipids and cell wall targeting
    Communications biology
  12. 12May 1, 2026
    Comprehensive Evaluation of Capparis Spinosa-Derived γ-Sitosterol Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenicity
    Chemistry & biodiversity
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