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  • April 2008

    • Doctors Fear Flu-Superbug Combo

      ABC News  |  Apr 26, 08 6:51 PM CDT

      Doctors Fear Flu-Superbug Combo

      (Newser) - Doctors nationwide took notice yesterday when two Boston kids died of a combined flu and fatal superbug—an increasingly common mix, ABC News reports. The blend of influenza and the staph infection MRSA killed 22 people last year, a huge jump from three cases the year before. Now, doctors fear a wave of co-infections may be upon us. More »

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      infection  • flu  • MRSA  • staph infections  • influenza  • flu shot

    • For Infections, Try Gator-cillin

      Cox Newspapers  |  Apr 7, 08 3:28 PM CDT

      For Infections, Try Gator-cillin

      (Newser) - Scientists are trying to harness the power of alligator blood to fight disease, bacterial infections, and even HIV, Cox News reports. Proteins in the reptiles' blood have antibiotic properties thanks to the animals' long evolution and frequent exposure to bacteria; their exceptionally effective immune systems can fight off invaders without previous exposure. "It's pretty exciting," says one gator researcher. More »

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      medical research  • HIV  • antibiotics  • immune system  • pharmaceutical  • MRSA  • alligator  • reptiles

  • March 2008

    • Screening Isn't Slowing Staph: Study

      Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 12, 08 11:09 AM CDT

      Screening Isn't Slowing Staph: Study

      (Newser) - Widespread screening of hospital patients for the drug-resistant staph bacteria MRSA doesn’t appear to reduce the number of infections, a new study finds. Swiss researchers screened more than 10,000 patients for the superbug when they were admitted to the University of Geneva Hospitals. Another 10,000 weren’t tested. The rates of MRSA infections were similar for both groups, the Chicago Tribune reports.  More »

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      infection  • epidemic  • antibiotics  • staph infections  • MRSA  • epidemiology  • drug-resistant bacteria  • JAMA

  • February 2008

    • New E. coli Strains Could Spell Epidemic

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 19, 08 12:57 PM CST

      New E. coli Strains Could Spell Epidemic

      (Newser) - New drug-resistant strains of E. coli have doctors worried that the mutant bacteria could become a superbug to rival MRSA, the drug-resistant form of staphylococcus that kills hundreds hospital patients each year, the Daily Telegraph reports. The spread of the new E.coli strains must be carefully tracked to avoid an epidemic, Canadian scientists write in a new paper. More »

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      epidemic  • E. coli  • MRSA  • food poisoning  • drug-resistant bacteria  • stomach bug

  • January 2008

    • Superbug Strikes Gay Men

      New York Times  |  Jan 15, 08 7:54 AM CST

      Superbug Strikes Gay Men

      (Newser) - A new strain of the "flesh-eating" bacteria MRSA is spreading rapidly among gay men in Boston and San Francisco and there are warnings it could extend to a larger population, the New York Times reports. The drug-resistant strain seems to be spreading largely by sexual contact, but it can also be passed via skin contact or simply by touching a contaminated surface, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine . More »

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      San Francisco  • Boston  • antibiotics  • MRSA  • staph infections  • superbug

  • November 2007

    • Hospital-Bred Bacteria Kills Brits

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 18, 07 4:34 PM CST

      Hospital-Bred Bacteria Kills Brits

      (Newser) - An untreatable strand of hospital-bred bacteria is killing hundreds of patients each year in the UK, the Observer reports. Pseudomona cases have risen 41% over the past five years, reaching 3,663 in 2006. Like MRSA, the bug is resistant to traditional cleaning agents and antibiotics, and contaminates patients through hospital water present in IVs, breathing devices, and catheters. More »

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      hospitals  • infection  • bacteria  • hygiene  • MRSA

    • Staph Strain Explodes Immune Cells

      Associated Press  |  Nov 12, 07 4:30 AM CST

      Staph Strain Explodes Immune Cells

      (Newser) - A key reason why a powerful strain of drug-resistant staph infections known as MRSA has proven so deadly is because it produces a compound that causes immune cells to explode, a new study in Nature concludes. The finding helps explain why MRSA, usually found in hospitals in patients with weakened immune systems, has also recently caused fatal infections in otherwise healthy people.  More »

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      vaccine  • hospitals  • immune system  • antibiotics  • MRSA  • staph infections  • drug resistant

  • October 2007
  • September 2007

    • Health Experts Don't Cotton to Dirty Lab Coats

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 17, 07 4:16 AM CDT

      Health Experts Don't Cotton to Dirty Lab Coats

      (Newser) - British doctors have been ordered to ditch their traditional lab coats because the National Health Service has determined that they're unwittingly spreading the superbug MRSA and other deadly hospital-acquired infections from patient to patient on the coats' cuffs. Doctors will now have to work with bare forearms and are banned from wearing watches and jewelry. More »

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      doctor  • hospitals  • infection  • hygiene  • MRSA  • superbug

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