A 9-year-old Australian girl was temporarily unable to walk and hospitalised for days after she scratched an itchy mosquito ...

A mild finger irritation could signal a dangerous whitlow. Learn the symptoms before it becomes a serious infection.

After a mosquito bite led to a severe infection, a nine-year-old girl from Australia spent days in the hospital ...

The bacteria and fungi living on your skin play a surprising role in keeping us healthy. Is it possible to give them a boost?

Uncomplicated skin infections account for almost 200 ... The primary etiology of these infections is Staphylococcus aureus, over 60% of which is estimated to be methicillin resistant across ...

In US NICUs, incidence of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection was 20 times higher in very low birth weight infants than ...

On a bright, sunny day, after a nice walk with your dog, you stop at a local cafe to grab a drink. At the counter, you spot a ...

Skin lesions may hold the key to diagnosing dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and Oropouche fever. Learn how dermatologists can spot ...

Professor Upton said: “At the moment, there are antibiotics that can be used to treat skin infections caused by MRSA and other Staphylococcus strains, but these can come with a number of unpleasant ...

As the infection progresses ... aureus uses surface proteins from the MSCRAMM family—such as staphylococcal protein A (SpA), fibronectin-binding proteins (FnbpA/B), and clumping factors ...

Dog owners have been warned of the danger of communal public water bowls - often left outside shops, pubs and cafes for pets ...

The organization said that the rough terrain in the race’s mud pits and other obstacles likely caused skin abrasions that contributed ... but they can also indicate a Staph infection or other more ...