Dramatic Surge Seen in Kids Hospitalized With MRSA

elleng

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Mon May-17-10 10:30 AM
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Dramatic Surge Seen in Kids Hospitalized With MRSA

''Staph are incredibly cagey, and will ultimately find their way around any antibiotic in use,'' he said.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/05/17/health/AP-US-MED-Staph-Infections-Kids.html?ref=aponline

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jaxx

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Mon May-17-10 11:13 AM
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1. The wash your hands thing is so important.

Also have heard that the doctor's necktie is one of the worse things for spreading MRSA. Strange, but only bleach can kill the germ in the outside environment.

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tiptoe

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Mon May-17-10 05:33 PM
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2. vitamin d deficiency related?

Edited on Mon May-17-10 06:17 PM by tiptoe

see http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=222x87095

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