MRSA Notes

There is a story out now in the December 11th issue of Newsweek that has some MRSA activists a little upset. Old Bugs, New Drugs is a general overview of MRSA, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and a couple other bacteria currently scourging society.

The complaints are that the article doesn’t properly warn people of the threats of MRSA. Here is part of what it says:

The bacterium’s natural habitat is the human nose; at any one time, at least 25 percent of us harbor the germ. In most, it’s a harmless fellow traveler, but it often travels from nose to hand to skin, where it causes pesky boils and infects “ingrown” hairs and nails. In an unlucky few, staph causes devastating infections of the blood and organs. These were highly lethal until penicillin came along.

What do I think, you ask? Well, I am happy that Newsweek has given MRSA a little coverage - and they covered the antibiotic resistant part as well as the prevention part, so I suppose all is pretty well with me. You can comment on the article - if you feel one way or the other about it, leave them a comment, I am sure that Newsweek would be happy to hear from you!

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