mrsa

MRSA is a bacterial infection that is highly resistant to antibiotics, which may lead to its popularity as a tag. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is the bacteria responsible.

Because MRSA is resistant to antibiotics, it is sometimes referred to as a "superbug."  Although MRSA is antibiotic-resistant, it can usually be treated with vancomycin. Recently, however, some strains of MRSA have developed some resistance to vancomycin, making it even more difficult to treat.

Most MRSA infections arise in hospitals or other health care facilities, but "community-associated" infections have been on the rise and are responsible for serious skin and soft-tissue infections and a serious form of pneumonia.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “mrsa”

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  Google Search Records Can Track the Spread of MRSA
  Google Search records can somewhat identify the spread of MRSA
  by tekbull / on May 23, 2011
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  Bedbugs Plus MRSA Should Not Equal Panic
  MRSA found by researchers in three bedbugs. Should we panic?
  by dhdo411 / on May 12, 2011

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• MRSA Revisited: “Out, D-a-m-n-e-d Spot! Out, I Say!”

  
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• Preventing infections after surgery

  
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• Bacteria Evolve Resistance More Quickly When Stronger Antibiotics Are Used

  
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  New scientific research published in the journal PLoS Biology shows that bacteria can evolve resistance more quickly when stronger antibiotics are used. Researchers from the University of Exeter and Kiel University in Germany treated E. coli with different combinations of antibiotics in laboratory experiments. ...
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• What FDA Tests Found in Your Meat

  
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• What Is Mercer Infection? How Contagious Is It?

  
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• Researchers employ nanosponges to mop up MRSA toxin, venom within the bloodstream

  
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• Is MRSP in a dog a risk to the family??

  
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• Report Finds High Levels of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Meat

  
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  A new report released by the Environmental Working Group finds an alarming amount of the meat sold in U.S. supermarkets and restaurants contain high levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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• Copper Reduces Nosocomial Infections by 58%

  
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