Sunday, October 28, 2007

Latest Research Results on Staph Infections

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the first ever study on infections and deaths related to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) strain on October 16, 2007 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. According to CDC's estimate, the microbe is responsible for 94,000 serious infections among Americans annually and nearly 19,000 deaths, exceeding the casualties caused by AIDS.