Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Research news: New Staph Strain Circulating in Gay, Bisexual Men

The News:
New Staph Strain Circulating in Gay, Bisexual Men
by Richard Knox
All Things Considered, January 14, 2008 · Health officials are tracking a new type of infection with Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to even more antibiotics than MRSA, the drug-resistant staph that has spread from coast to coast over the past seven years. (MRSA stands for "methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus".)
So far, nearly all recognized cases of the multiply drug resistant staph have been among gay and bisexual men. The cases are showing up most often in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. more...

The Research:
Read the research behind this story in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

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