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SUPERBAD: The Superbug, not the Teen Movie

Posted on January 22, 2008

More publicity regarding MRSA, the so-called 'Superbug'. Yes, it is bad publicity.Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (abbreviated MRSA, pronounced Mersa) is becoming a bigger public health concern than originally predicted.Just a few months ago I posted a WebMD blog describing how MRSA was becoming prevalent in the general population. When MRSA was first identified it thrived in hospital environments and was passed from patient-to-patient by health care workers. Nowadays contaminated wound cultures from people with no hospital exposure whatsoever are loaded with MRSA.Ophthalmologists ...

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