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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Drug-resistant Staph Strain Causes Necrotizing Pneumonia That Kills In 24 Hours A strain of staphylococcus aureus which has acquired a resistance to methicillin and other powerful antibiotics is concerning researchers and health care professionals. The resistant strain is distinct from the antibiotic-resistant strains of staph which have long plagued hospitals, and is instead acquired in the larger community. The strain can cause skin and soft tissue infections, but more serious is its ability to inflict a particularly deadly necrotizing pneumonia capable of killing within 24 hours from the time of infection. The bacterial strain is still relatively rare but cases have been found throughout the world. Researchers believe it is related to an older strain that caused a pandemic in the 1950s before being eradicated by synthetic penicillin drugs in the 1960s. ------- Source: New Scientist Robert Hayes blogs at Let's Try Freedom. Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by BNN Archive at 3:35 PM |
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