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Drug-resistant bacteria.(Rise of the Super-Bugs)(Reprint)

This item appeared in The Daily Press of Newport News, VA, and was reprinted in The Monterey County Herald, Sunday January 14th, 2007. The article was written by Lisa Finneran.

Far too many people who have sometimes minor, often major surgery in reputable hospitals come down a week or so after the surgery with severe infections, high fever and clear damage at the surgical wound. The doctors try one after another antibiotic and none of them work to clear the problem. A number of patients eventually overcome the infection, however there are many deaths. The problem is the drug-resistant 'staph' (Staphylococcus Aureus). Lisa Finnegan reports that "According to the Centers for ...

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