A new menacing hazard—MRSA bacteria—is lurking in the water. Although they are invisible to the naked eye, these bacteria can be vicious.
MRSA (short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria linked to deadly infections. It's one of several bacteria collectively known as “superbugs” that first gathered publicity in the 1990's with a rise in hospital deaths from infections.
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports more than 50 deaths per day from MRSA infections. Like most staph bacteria on the skin, MRSA… Continue reading Categories
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Bacteria and the Beach
August 14th, 2009
Just when you thought it was safe...
A new menacing hazard—MRSA bacteria—is lurking in the water. Although they are invisible to the naked eye, these bacteria can be vicious.
MRSA (short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria linked to deadly infections. It's one of several bacteria collectively known as “superbugs” that first gathered publicity in the 1990's with a rise in hospital deaths from infections.
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports more than 50 deaths per day from MRSA infections. Like most staph bacteria on the skin, MRSA… Continue reading
A new menacing hazard—MRSA bacteria—is lurking in the water. Although they are invisible to the naked eye, these bacteria can be vicious.
MRSA (short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria linked to deadly infections. It's one of several bacteria collectively known as “superbugs” that first gathered publicity in the 1990's with a rise in hospital deaths from infections.
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports more than 50 deaths per day from MRSA infections. Like most staph bacteria on the skin, MRSA… Continue reading 
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