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Staphylococcus (Staph Infection)
Staphylococcus is a group of more than 30 types of bacteria, some of which can cause infection and disease in humans. Most infections are caused by Staphylococcus aureus, which spreads between people through direct contact, droplets and aerosols, or touching contaminated objects. Though usually harmless, staph bacteria can lead serious, life-threatening symptoms should the infection enter the bloodstream.
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AUG 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at Mayo Clinic have developed a way to use whole genome sequencing to locate the source of deadly bacterial p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2018Microbiology
The Staphylococcus aureus bacterium can cause devastating illnesses - called staph infections - and lead to organ failur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2018Technology
Cloth made from hemp outperforms many other textiles in staph resistance.Written By: Julia TraversJUN 08, 2018Microbiology
The S. aureus pathogen doesn't only invade bone, it uses it as a snack.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2018Immunology
A new, non-antibiotic approach to targeting bacterial infections like Staphylococcus aureus - which are notoriously diff ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 13, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite frequent cleaning and sterilization, hospitals are notorious hotspots for germs and pathogens. And it’s no ...AUG 23, 2017Immunology
A bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus is arguably one of the world’s most dangerous superbugs. It made The Worl ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 31, 2017Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAY 26, 2017Microbiology
A new regulation that was inspired by the death of a young boy is proving to be effective.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
New antibiotics against superbugs could be coming from a very unlikely source, say scientists. As it turns out, the ques ...OCT 21, 2016Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Can the staph superbug, also known as MRSA, be brought down by salt? Scientists finally expose a key weakness in these b ...MAY 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Turning back to nature’s marine medicine cabinet, scientists at the University of South Florida (USF) may have fou ...MAY 17, 2016Microbiology
Small genetic changes in Staphylococcus aureus affect how and where these bacteria infect people. Staph is a normal part ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 11, 2016Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 01, 2016Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 25, 2015Microbiology
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., has built a career on the medicinal properties of plants. The Emory University ethnobotani ...Written By: Kerry Evans
AUG 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at Mayo Clinic have developed a way to use whole genome sequencing to locate the source of deadly bacterial p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2018
Microbiology
The Staphylococcus aureus bacterium can cause devastating illnesses - called staph infections - and lead to organ failur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2018
Technology
Cloth made from hemp outperforms many other textiles in staph resistance.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 08, 2018
Microbiology
The S. aureus pathogen doesn't only invade bone, it uses it as a snack.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2018
Immunology
A new, non-antibiotic approach to targeting bacterial infections like Staphylococcus aureus - which are notoriously diff
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite frequent cleaning and sterilization, hospitals are notorious hotspots for germs and pathogens. And it’s no
...
AUG 23, 2017
Immunology
A bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus is arguably one of the world’s most dangerous superbugs. It made The Worl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 31, 2017
Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAY 26, 2017
Microbiology
A new regulation that was inspired by the death of a young boy is proving to be effective.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
New antibiotics against superbugs could be coming from a very unlikely source, say scientists. As it turns out, the ques
...
OCT 21, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Can the staph superbug, also known as MRSA, be brought down by salt? Scientists finally expose a key weakness in these b
...
MAY 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Turning back to nature’s marine medicine cabinet, scientists at the University of South Florida (USF) may have fou
...
MAY 17, 2016
Microbiology
Small genetic changes in Staphylococcus aureus affect how and where these bacteria infect people. Staph is a normal part
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 11, 2016
Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 01, 2016
Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 25, 2015
Microbiology
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., has built a career on the medicinal properties of plants. The Emory University ethnobotani
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans