Because five babies were already tested positive for a strain of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a hospital in Lancashire has closed its intensive case unit (ICU) for newborns.

The affected babies at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, while none of them have been seriously hit by the strain, are being taken cared of in separate area, the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust reported

Many American schools are reporting outbreaks of a very contagious skin infection among athletes.

Doctors say several hospitalized students infected with staph have also shown an antibiotic-resistant strain that is sometimes associated with serious skin problems and blood disorders

In a bid to control the spread of hospital-borne infections, especially superbug, British hospitals are banishing traditional white coats, neckties, long sleeves and jewelry for doctors.

From January next year, British doctors will replace their white coats with plastic aprons to comply with a new "bare below the elbows" dress code for staff

Doctors in Texas have noticed a spike in a lesser-known antibiotic-resistant bacteria striking otherwise healthy kids. Researchers are seeing the potentially deadly staph infection known as Community Acquired-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) emerging in epidemic proportions across the country.

South Texas was one of the first regions of the country to experience CA-MRSA and has since become a hot bed for the infection

The Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System began a pilot program in 2001 to help reduce and control the spread of a non-resistant "superbug," the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The program seems to be working, according to the dramatic rate reduction being seen.

The germ can spread rapidly in both hospitals and nursing homes, and it can be very deadly. The MRSA infection is not only dangerous, but it's hard to fight, because it has a high resilience to most antibiotic drugs, which led to its "superbug" status