Faster, Stronger, Deadlier: The MRSA Superbug
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06/15/2010 - By Frederik Joelving
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"“Faster, stronger, deadlier: the MRSA superbug..a penicillin-mocking juggernaut a superbug that kills an estimated 19,000 Americans a year and makes millions more sick...
In Europe, McKenna added, many hospitals test
patients for the bug when they first arrive. If they test positive, they
are kept in isolation until they have been treated successfully. But
the strategy has never gained a strong foothold in the US.
But hospitals aren't the only breeding
ground for MRSA: A strain known as community-MRSA has been around for
years. Although there isn't sufficient surveillance, according to
McKenna, one study estimated that seven million Americans make a trip to
the doctor every year because of these bacteria..."
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