Then came a third surgery — which “was the same thing but also to address MRSA” in his leg. MRSA — or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — is a type of staph bacteria that can ...

Within a few hours, the doctor told him he had MRSA, a staph infection that is resistant to most antibiotics. From there, he and his wife had less than 24 hours to decide if they wanted to amputate ...

Thank you for being here, Dr. Frieden. Let’s talk about MRSA infections. They are hard to treat. And more and more parents are worried about the prevention of these. Especially those who have ...

Within days, doctors told Rivas they needed to amputate the lower half of his left leg in order to save his ... Ed Rivas contracted a bacteria known as MRSA, or Methicillin-resistant ...