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  • 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

    • Chlamydia Cases Hit Record High

      USA Today  |  Nov 14, 07 4:22 AM CST

      Chlamydia Cases Hit Record High

      (Newser) - Known cases of chlamydia in the US have topped a million for the first time, with the highest rates among adolescent girls, USA Today reports. Under-reporting of the sexually transmitted disease means the real number could be nearly three times higher. Syphilis and gonorrhea are also on the rise, partly due to antibiotic-resistant superbugs. More »

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      CDC  • STD  • superbug  • syphilis  • chlamydia

  • October 2007

    • Hospitals Ramp Up Screening for Superbug

      Chicago Tribune  |  Oct 30, 07 6:16 PM CDT

      Hospitals Ramp Up Screening for Superbug

      (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 in the wake of CDC data showing antibiotic-resistant staph to be a growing threat. More »

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      bacteria  • staph infections  • drug resistant  • superbug

    • Superbug Shuts Down Entire School District

      CNN  |  Oct 28, 07 6:31 AM CDT

      Superbug Shuts Down Entire School District

      (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 the dangerous bacteria among the district's 10,000 students, CNN reports. More »

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

    • Drug-Proof Superbug Turns Deadly

      Washington Post  |  Oct 16, 07 11:26 PM CDT

      Drug-Proof Superbug Turns Deadly

      (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 emerging organisms," one epidemiologist tells the Washington Post. More »

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

  • 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

  • June 2007

    • Staph Infection Rate Stuns Experts

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 25, 07 4:39 PM CDT

      Staph Infection Rate Stuns Experts

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

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