Infectious diseases doctors say they're puzzled by a serious MRSA infection that could cost a professional football player his foot.

Living near livestock may raise your risk of picking up a so-called 'superbug,' methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a new study.

A new study may provide the best evidence yet that the superbug known as MRSA can travel between humans and their pets, although researchers caution that people shouldn't worry too much about the germ lurking in their cats and dogs.

Potentially fatal invasive infections from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are declining in the United States, according to a new government report.

Rates of a deadly superbug called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, have dropped steadily at hospitals and long-term care health care facilities run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over the past eight years, according to a new report.

Although rates of infection with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are declining among American adults, the rates among children remain largely unchanged, a new government study finds.

An antibiotic-resistant superbug, long a problem in health-care settings, is now taking up residence in people's homes, a new U.S. study finds.

Providing antibacterial soap and ointment to all patients in intensive-care units helps control the potentially deadly hospital-acquired infection known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- or MRSA, a new U.S. government-funded study finds.

The number of infections with dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria at VA long-term care centers has dropped since a program to combat the problem was launched in 2009, a new report shows.

MRSA superbug infections doubled among injection drug users in the United States over five years, according to a federal government study released Thursday.

Rates of drug-resistant staph infections seem to be on the decline in the community at large as well as in hospitals and nursing homes.

The threat posed to children and seniors by potentially deadly strains of antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria varies by season, new research finds.

A dangerous antibiotic-resistant "superbug" appears to originate in hospitals in large cities and then spreads to smaller hospitals, according to a new study.

THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- College athletes in contact sports such as football and soccer are more than twice as likely as other college athletes to carry a superbug known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), new research finds.

Researchers in Denmark have identified a new form of the superbug known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) that they suspect may be spread through eating contaminated poultry.

C. diff Infection Rate May Overtake MRSA

The main strain of a common antibiotic-resistant infection in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa originated in sub-Saharan Africa, a new study says.

Requiring health care workers to wear gloves and gowns for all contact with intensive care unit (ICU) patients reduces the risk of one type of antibiotic-resistant infection, but not another, a new study shows.

While therapy dogs can help ease anxiety for kids with cancer, they may also carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can put patients at risk for serious infections.

People in the homes of children with skin and soft-tissue infections caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus have a higher rate of methicillin-resistant S. aureus colonization than the general population, a new study finds.

Hospitalized children are developing antibiotic-resistant staph infections of their musculoskeletal systems in rising numbers, resulting in longer hospital stays, more surgeries and other related complications, a new study finds.

An experimental antibiotic has shown promise against a dangerous drug-resistant bacteria in animals, researchers report.

A staph germ resistant to multiple antibiotics -- a so-called "superbug'' -- was planned to be sent via rocket to the International Space Station on Sunday.

Infection-control cooperation and coordination among hospitals in the same region helps all of them reduce their risk of outbreaks, a new study finds.

Researchers who traced the evolution of a potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria strain that can jump from livestock to humans say their findings highlight the dangers of widespread antibiotic use in animal food production.

Cigarette smoke appears to strengthen a dreaded superbug, new research in mice shows.

Pregnant women with diabetes are three times more likely to develop a potentially deadly hospital-acquired infection than those without diabetes, a new study finds.

The use of antibacterial soap and ointment on all intensive care patients led to a significant reduction in bloodstream infections, a new study shows.

Screening and treatment for antibiotic-resistant bacteria benefits children undergoing open-airway surgery, according to a new study.

People believed to have a penicillin allergy are often prescribed much stronger antibiotics that can raise their risk for dangerous infections, a new study suggests.

Imagine being sick in the hospital with a bacterial infection and doctors can't stop it from spreading. This so-called 'superbug' scenario is not science fiction. It's an urgent, worldwide worry that is prompting swift action.

New research might change the way doctors treat skin abscesses in children and adults, medical experts say.

Severe skin infections are often treated with IV antibiotics for days. But two new drugs -- given once a week, or just once -- could offer an alternative, researchers report.

Bloodstream infections in newborns are rare, but when they occur, normal staph infections are just as dangerous as antibiotic-resistant ones, a new study finds.

Dangerous staph infections are declining in America, but they still pose a significant public health threat, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.

A strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals can be traced back to livestock, a new study says.

Resistance to antibiotics spikes during flu season, likely because that's when the drugs are prescribed more often, researchers report.

Privacy curtains in hospital rooms can collect dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers report.

Hospital room floors may be more of a superbug threat than many hospital staffers realize, new research suggests.

Illness-causing bacteria can survive on surfaces inside airplanes for days or even up to a week, a new study shows.

Treating children who have drug-resistant bacterial infections with high doses of the antibiotic vancomycin may raise the risk of kidney damage, a new study says.

As roller-derby skaters bump and smack one another on the track, a new study finds that they're exchanging more than bruises: These combative women are also swapping countless bacteria that live on their skin.

A daily swabbing with a simple antiseptic greatly decreases the number of life-threatening bloodstream infections and drug-resistant bacteria lurking among patients in acute-care hospital units, a new study suggests.

Americans are not as smart about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance as they should be, a new poll shows.

As concerns over antibiotic resistance grow around the world, researchers report they've discovered a promising new group of antibiotics.

Shortages of antibiotics, including those used to treat drug-resistant infections, may be putting patients at risk for sickness and death, according to a new report.

An immediate, focused effort to halt the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs could save tens of thousands of lives and prevent hundreds of thousands of new infections over the next five years, a new government report suggests.

Stethoscopes help diagnose and heal, but this primary tool of physicians also has significant potential to spread germs from patient to patient, a new study reports.

Laboratory researchers say they've discovered a new antibiotic that could prove valuable in fighting disease-causing bacteria that no longer respond to older, more frequently used drugs.

Seniors transferred from a hospital to a rehabilitation facility often bring dangerous germs with them, a new study suggests.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the intravenous antibiotic Dalvance (dalbavancin) to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other potentially deadly bacterial skin infections resistant to older antibiotics.

The antibacterial drug Orbactiv (oritavancin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat drug-resistant skin infections in adults, the agency said in a news release.

The antibiotic Sivextro (tedizolid phosphate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with serious or life-threatening skin infections.

Talk about an unwanted pass -- basketballs and volleyballs can spread potentially dangerous germs among players, according to a new study.

Rates of many types of hospital-acquired infections are on the decline, but more work is needed to protect patients, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.

A short course of treatment with a newer antibiotic called tedizolid works as well against bacterial skin infections as longer treatment with the antibiotic linezolid, a new study finds.

A new study has raised more concerns about the widespread use of antibiotics in U.S. livestock.