MRSA Notes

If you seek a basic understanding of how the overuse of antibiotics have cause this havoc, and how what was once the miracle of science has cause a scourge of virulence, don’t miss this easy to understand editorial by Michael D. Shaw - The Superbugs are Here, Don’t Help Them Along.

Of interest:

Bear in mind that viable MRSA can be detected on environmental surfaces days or even weeks after initial inoculation. This nasty bug can survive for eight weeks on acrylic fingernails, six weeks on computer keyboard covers, and five days on bed linens, researchers told a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record (yeah, well, I know I do always anyway), I think basic hygiene is our answer here as well as eliminating all but the absolutely medically essential antibiotics from our lives. Stay well - and wash your hands. Yeah, now.

Education, MRSA in the U.S., Superbugs

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