Recent research spearheaded by infectious
disease specialists points to a growing danger
from antibiotic-resistant bacteria that fights
off the body’s immune system and destroys
tissues.
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus
aureus, or MRSA—previously...
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Recent research spearheaded by infectious
disease specialists points to a growing danger
from antibiotic-resistant bacteria that fights
off the body’s immune system and destroys
tissues.
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus
aureus, or MRSA—previously seen chiefly
in health care settings—is now showing
up with alarming frequency in the general
population.
In data gathered from 422 patients
visiting the emergency rooms of 11 major
metropolitan hospitals, the bacterium
accounted for 59 percent of the skin
infections doctors treated.
Prevalence ranged
from 15 percent in New York City
to 74 percent in Kansas City, Mo.
Spread of MRSA
MRSA skin infections are usually spread from
person to person by direct contact, either by
touching a draining lesion or by contact with
an asymptomatic carrier.
Transmission can
also occur by touching contaminated surfaces
or clothing.
Several cases have been reported
among tattoo customers in Kentucky, Ohio
and Vermont.
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