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School systems taking extra precautions against MRSA

CUMBERLAND - The Allegany County public school system has experienced one reported case of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in a Washington Middle School student.…

Superbugs more widespread than thought
Study: Drug-resistant staph infects up to 5 percent of hospital patients

ATLANTA - A dangerous, drug-resistant staph germ may be infecting as many as 5 percent of hospital and nursing home patients, according to a comprehensive study…

Swabs in Hand, Hospital Cuts Deadly Infections

A special light reveals deadly bacteria.
PITTSBURGH — At a veterans’ hospital here, nurses swab the nasal passages of every arriving patient to test them for drug-resistant bacteria. Those found positive are housed in isolation rooms behind red painted lines that warn workers not to approach without wearing gowns and gloves. …

MRSA kills some children in days

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/04/08

Atlanta — Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a troubling increase in children dying from staph and MRSA pneumonia after battling flu infections. …

10 Men Contract Staph Infections In NY

Six States Report MRSA Infections, At Least Three Youths Have Died.

Friday, October 19, 2007
FoxNews

School districts in at least six states Thursday reported students infected with MRSA, a super strain of drug-resistant staphylococcus bacteria that is responsible for the deaths of at least three children.…