Therapy dogs help ease stress in young patients with cancer, but can spread methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), putting vulnerable kids at risk for a serious infection. Cleaning the ...

Bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant “Staphylococcus aureus,” or MRSA, have dropped 50 percent in the last decade, at least for one high-risk medical procedure, according to a new ...

Preoperative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus decontamination decreased the surgical site infection rate significantly among patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery with hardware ...

"The American Dental Association urges all dentists, dental auxiliaries, and dental laboratories to employ appropriate infection control procedures as described in these guidelines, and to keep ...

Healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections continue to be a serious problem in hospitals around the world, causing thousands of deaths every year. Many ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The residual symptoms of being blind-sided on a corner blitz usually subside after some aspirin and a few days rest. At the very moment of impact, it plays like a symphony of grunts and cracking pads.