Bacteriophages are viruses that prey on bacteria, and now scientists have used them to treat Golden Staph infections in diabetic foot ulcers. Viruses may be getting a lot of bad press lately, ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) --People with diabetes are more prone to developing Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of infections and death associated with resistance to antibiotics, a new study ...

Antibiotics and surgery are the two main treatment options for staph infections. Which antibiotic your doctor prescribes depends on the type of infection you have, how severe it is, whether you ...

Targeting multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ('golden staph') in diabetic foot ulcers, Flinders University microbiology researchers have joined infectious diseases and pharmaceutical ...

Chronic exposure to a toxin made by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria produces the hallmark symptoms of Type 2 diabetes (T2D), including insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, in rabbits ...

“Staph infections most commonly develop when there is a break in the skin, giving the staph an entry point for infection,” explains Joshua Zeichner, M.D., director of cosmetic and clinical ...

The researchers collected these data from the ulcer microbiomes of 46 patients immediately before their wounds were debrided, a common treatment that scrapes away dead or infected tissue to try ...

Staph food poisoning caused dozens to get sick at Jessup facility 00:35. BALTIMORE -- Staph (Staphylococcus aureus) food poisoning from an outside dish sickened dozens of employees at the NAFCO ...

Our skin is crawling with Staphylococcus aureus, the bacterium responsible for most staph infections.Usually staph is harmless, but sometimes—if it breaks through the barrier of our skin or ...

People with diabetes are more prone to developing Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of infections and death associated with resistance to antibiotics, a new study has found.