News tagged with 'Staphylococcus aureus'

Scientists at the University of Washington report, samples of sand and water from five beaches around the Puget Sound have tested positive for a multi-drug resistant form of the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Dogs and cats can acquire methicillin resistant staph infections (MRSA) and give it back to humans.   Humans too, can infect their pets.  Normal petting will generally not transmit MRSA, but bites will.

A new study suggests THC, the main substance found in marijuana, shows promise as an antibacterial agent against microbial strains resistant to treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics like penicillin.

While no one knows the cause of SIDS, new research points to a higher level of E. coli and staph bacteria found in infants who died of SIDS. The mysterious disease kills 2,500 U.S. babies a year.