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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection enhanced inflammation and coagulation

Published in Blood Weekly, May 25th, 2006

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in diabetic mice enhanced inflammation and coagulation.

According to a study from Taiwan, "BALB/cA mice were used to study the interaction of diabetes and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection on pathogen distribution, cytokine profile and inflammatory and endothelial-injury markers, as well as coagulation and anticoagulation factors."

S.M. Tsao and colleagues at Chung Shan Medical University Hospital found, "Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) infection did not cause death within the experimental period. MRSA-infected nondiabetic and diabetic mice...

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