New synthetic antibiotics could defeat MRSA and prevent relapsing infections

Antibiotic resistance continues to push modern medicine into dangerous territory. In hospitals around the world, infections ...

TriPcides target MRSA, suppress infection and kill dormant bacteria to open a new front against antibiotic resistance

In a new study, researchers show how so‑called TriPcides can target the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including antibiotic‑resistant strains such as MRSA. The compounds disrupt the bacteria's ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Use of certain antibiotics to treat MRSA ‘superbug’ may make infection worse

Treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most notorious antibiotic-resistant superbugs, with certain antibiotics may make some infection patients sicker, according to new ...
GEN

MRSA Deploys Two-Fold Defense Strategy to Resist Antibiotic Treatments

New research from scientists at the University of Sheffield and elsewhere shows that methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) relies on two co-dependent mechanisms to survive exposure to ...
News Medical

Researchers decode MRSA biofilm structure to combat antibiotic resistance

Imagine falling seriously ill with an infection. Normally, we visit the doctor, are prescribed antibiotics, and after 7-10 days, we're back on our feet. But today, it is no longer guaranteed that the ...
Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Researcher Discovers New “Anti-pathogenic” Drugs to Treat MRSA

CLEVELAND - Menachem Shoham, PhD, associate professor and researcher in the department of biochemistry at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has identified new anti-pathogenic ...