There is no way to know whether a person has MRSA or MSSA based on the look of the infection or symptoms. If you suspect a staph infection, a healthcare provider should evaluate it and determine ...

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Almost 1 percent of the U.S. population -- about 2 million people -- carry drug-resistant staph without symptoms. The medical name for the infection is methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus ...

MRSA treatment usually involves antibiotics, draining the wound, and measures to reduce the amount of staph bacteria. Without treatment, an MRSA infection can be life threatening.

MRSA, a newer type of staph infection, has been present in Iowa since at least the late 1990s. Across the country, MRSA has been a reported cause of healthcare associated infections since the 1960s.

"Early HS can mimic an intense folliculitis or furuncles that can sometimes be caused by Staphylococcus infections, but the history of persistence or recurrence for months, despite treatment that ...