A batch of SinuCleanse nasal wash has been recalled after a test confirmed the presence of Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria that can cause staph infections.

Isolation and preliminary identification of Staphylococcus aureus Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus was performed by direct plating of all samples on Mannitol salt agar (Difco Laboratories Inc., ...

Samples were inoculated into blood agar and mannitol-salt-agar culture medium and identified by Gram staining, and by coagulase, DNAse and agglutination (Slidex Staph Test®) tests. Growth in ...

COMMENT By DairyNZ We are hearing more reports of Staph Aureus outbreaks. As the season progresses, we tend to see a change in the type of mastitis ...

Background: The emergence and rapid spread of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial strains, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA), have ...

I av bin battling wit staph since april last yr.d pblem is dat i become restnt to any antibiotic i take.d itching in my urinary tract is bcoming unbearable.pls help!!!! Answer::Dear Carlito Thank you ...

Staphylococcus aureus causes a variety of suppurative (pus-forming) infections and toxinoses in humans. It causes superficial skin lesions such as boils, styes and furunculosis; more serious ...

If the specimen is suspected to be contaminated it is plated on mannitol salt agar containing 7.5% sodium chloride. Another test is production of thermostable deoxyribonuclease.

Colonies characteristic of bacteria groups of interest were counted and recorded for each plate. Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) Assay: Mannitol Salt Agar is a selective and differential medium that inhibits ...

A scanning electron micrograph of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (red) killing and escaping from a human white blood cell.

Researchers examining roadkill specimens of hundreds of hedgehogs from across Western Europe found MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, living on the skin of the vast majority of ...