The News:
Staph bug "steadily growing"
Hospitalizations for a drug-resistant strain nearly doubled, mostly because of skin infections.
By Jia-Rui Chong Los Angeles Times
Article Last Updated: 11/30/2007 12:44:37 AM MST
Hospitalizations associated with a drug-resistant form of a Staphylococcus bacterium doubled over six years in the U.S. to nearly 280,000 cases in 2005, according to a study published Thursday that provides a wider picture of the bug's effects. The rise in illnesses from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA, stemmed mostly from increased skin and soft-tissue infections, which typically are associated with strains acquired outside hospitals, the study found.
The Research:
Read the research behind this story in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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