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Doctors from the University of Massachusetts Medical School say they have discovered a 78-year-old strain of staph bacteria in the leg of a patient who was first treated for the infection in 1934.

Staphylococcus bacteria are all around us, and they can cause infections ranging from painful boils and infected cuts to life-threatening sepsis. Good hygiene can prevent many staph infections ...

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Staphylococcus aureus, or staph, is a common bacterium found on the skin or in the nose of a quarter to a third of all people. Usually harmless, staph can cause skin infections such as pimples and ...

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