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NEWS ABOUT: staph infections

staph infections stories: 11 news summaries

Dangerous Staph Germs Found at US Beaches

Bacteria cause nasty skin infections and pneumonia

Sep 12, 09 5:37 PM CDT
(AP) - Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with this problem. The germ is MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus—a hard-to-treat bug once rarely seen... More »

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beach • staph infections • infection • sand

 Super-Acne Resists Drugs 

Resistant bacteria strain increasingly defies antibiotics

Apr 14, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - As if regular old zits weren't bad enough, awkward teens now have a new worst nightmare: antibiotic-resistant super-acne. Dermatologists say the bacteria that causes pimples is increasingly immune to common treatments, reports MSNBC. And while acne may not be a life-threatening condition, the frequent prescription of antibiotics to treat it... More »

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staph infections • antibiotics • dermatology • acne

New Superbug Highlights Poor Hospital Hygiene

Deadly C. diff., aided by over-prescription of antibiotics, is on the rise

May 2, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A deadly new superbug—beefed up by the over-prescription of antibiotics and spread by dirty hospitals and nursing homes—is raising concern in the medical community, MSNBC reports. The so-called C. diff is a mutated form of a benign bug typically transmitted in unsanitary medical facilities, especially bathrooms. Cases are... More »

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hospitals • hygiene • staph infections • superbug • antibiotics • infection • drug resistant • Clostridium difficile

Doctors Fear Flu-Superbug Combo

Mix kills 2 kids in Boston after taking
22 lives last year

Apr 26, 08 6:51 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Screening
Isn't Slowing Staph: Study

Researchers back more cost-effective, targeted testing to catch superbug

Mar 12, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(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... More »

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JAMA • staph infections • superbug • epidemic • antibiotics • infection • epidemiology • MRSA • drug-resistant bacteria • University of Geneva Hospitals

Superbug Strikes Gay Men

Resistant new strain of MRSA spreading fast

Jan 15, 08 7:54 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Staph Strain Explodes Immune Cells

Part of puzzle
explains infection's
deadly punch

Nov 12, 07 4:30 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Hospitals Ramp Up Screening for Superbug

Four Chicago facilities will test all new patients for the staph infection

Oct 30, 07 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four hospitals in the Chicago area will start screening all patients for drug-resistant "superbug" bacteria, the Chicago Tribune reports. The intensive screening is known as "search and destroy" in Europe, but it is uncommon in the US. The moves comes as hospitals around the nation evaluate safety procedures... More »

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bacteria • staph infections • superbug • drug resistant

Superbug Shuts Down Entire School District

23 schools disinfected after single case of drug-resistant staph

Oct 28, 07 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A single confirmed infection of antibiotic-resistant staph has convinced officials to shut down all 23 schools of an eastern Kentucky district so cleaners can scour classrooms, cafeterias, locker rooms, buses and playgrounds. The district superintendent called the massive disinfection a "preventive measure" to ward off a large-scale outbreak of... More »

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high school • New York City • Kentucky • public health • bacteria • staph infections • superbug • Virginia • outbreak • teenager

Drug-Proof Superbug
Turns Deadly

Antibiotic-resistant staph kills more Americans than AIDS

Oct 16, 07 11:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - An antibiotic-resistant strain of staph kills more Americans each year than HIV, accounting for almost 19,000 deaths annually, the first national stats on the superbug reveal. The super-staph is treatable but can quickly lead to dangerous "flesh-eating" infections. "We really need to be on guard against these... More »

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medicine • bacteria • staph infections • superbug • antibiotics • infection • epidemiology • drug resistant • MRSA

Staph Infection Rate Stuns Experts

Eye-opening numbers on antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' dwarf previous estimates

Jun 25, 07 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Over a million hospital patients contract a dangerous, drug-resistant staph infection every year, a rate 10 times more than previously thought. Tens of thousands infected with antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" may die from what officials call one of the nation's most serious public-health threats, today's Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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medicine • bacteria • staph infections • superbug • antibiotics • infection • hospital

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