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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. 01Jun 6, 2026
    Quinoline-2-carboxamide-phenylacetamide hybrids as preliminary antimicrobial and cytotoxic hits: Synthesis, biological screening, molecular docking, and in silico ADMET profiling
    Journal of computer-aided molecular design
  2. 02Jun 6, 2026
    Heptametallic high‑entropy nanozyme‑based biosensors for detecting bacterial pathogens in food and infected wound
    Mikrochimica acta
  3. 03Jun 6, 2026
    Antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of Lactobacillus cell-free supernatants against standard and antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus
    Archives of microbiology
  4. 04Jun 6, 2026
    Association of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection with 7-day incident delirium in critically Ill adults: a propensity-weighted competing risk analysis
    BMC infectious diseases
  5. 05Jun 5, 2026
    A Korean native halophyte extract attenuates the virulence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by inhibiting biofilm formation
    Scientific reports
  6. 06Jun 4, 2026
    Comparative studies targeting the best dyeing conditions for pure, blend and modified fabrics with novel nano-disperse reactive dyes and their biological activity
    Scientific reports
  7. 07Jun 4, 2026
    Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA and PVL-positive isolates, in Egyptian fruit bats
    BMC veterinary research
  8. 08Jun 1, 2026
    In silico-screened short amidated peptides engineered for dual bactericidal action and antibiotic delivery through self-assembly
    Bioorganic chemistry
  9. 09Jun 1, 2026
    Penicillin allergy labels increase risks of MRSA colonization, surgical site infections, and mortality
    Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
  10. 10May 31, 2026
    Validation of a novel osteoarticular fracture fragment decontamination-preservation system for delayed articular fracture reconstruction for limb preservation in a preclinical canine model pilot study
    Injury
  11. 11May 28, 2026
    Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Wound Infection Isolates: High Resistance to Cephalosporins and Penicillin Among Ghanaian Patients in a Cross-Sectional Study
    Health science reports
  12. 12May 24, 2026
    MRSA mycotic aneurysm associated with infected pacemaker leads
    IDCases
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