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MRSA Bacteria Popping Up in American Hospitals November 25, 2009 Results of a new US study find that MRSA bacteria is being found in more hospitals than years past Boston (DbTechNo) – Results of a new US study find that MRSA bacteria is being found in more hospitals than years past. This is a very dangerous type of bacteria, which can result in fatalities if patients become infected. The danger with this type of bacteria is that it is drug resistant, meaning that it does not respond to broad-spectrum antibiotics. Outpatients are being diagnosed with MRSA bacteria at an alarming rate, up 7 fold from 1999 say the researchers. They state that the high number of outpatients being diagnosed with the bacteria, may result in more in-patients being diagnosed, which would be a nightmare for all involved. “What this is suggesting is that outpatients are a significant source of MRSA, especially community-associated MRSA strains,” said the study’s lead author, Eili Klein, a doctoral candidate at P
Boston (DbTechNo) – Results of a new US study find that MRSA bacteria is being found in more hospitals than years past. This is a very dangerous type of bacteria, which can result in fatalities if patients become infected. The danger with this type of bacteria is that it is drug resistant, meaning that it does not respond to broad-spectrum antibiotics. Outpatients are being diagnosed with MRSA bacteria at an alarming rate, up 7 fold from 1999 say the researchers. They state that the high number of outpatients being diagnosed with the bacteria, may result in more in-patients being diagnosed, which would be a nightmare for all involved. “What this is suggesting is that outpatients are a significant source of MRSA, especially community-associated MRSA strains,” said the study’s lead author, Eili Klein, a doctoral candidate at Princeton University and a researcher at Resources for the Future. The study can be found in the December issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
