Deaths from drug-resistant bacteria top those from AIDS

[nhboy]

"Nearly 19,000 Americans died in 2005 of invasive infections caused by drug-resistant staphylococcus bacteria—more than were killed by AIDS, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The report, written by experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the latest research to note the alarming spread of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in communities across the U.S. and to document the bacteria's deadly impact."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-web_mrsaoct17,1,4016444.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

 

[Dye Tied]

I had never heard of MRSA until Dems caught it in the hospital. That Dems, she's a trend setter