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Bacteriology
Studies report 2 million Americans carry drug-resistant Staph bacterium
February 27th, 2006
In a study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases (Kuehnert et al. 2006; 193:172-9), scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 32%, or 90 million Americans were colonized with Staph bacteria while 1% or 2 million Americans were colonized with the antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain. Another study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases (Klevens et al. 2006; 42:389-391) found from 1992 to 2003 the percent of staph infections contracted in hospitals rose from 35.9% to 64.4%. According to Cepheid, a developer of systems that perform genetic analysis including DNA and RNA analysis, cases of...
Source: Pharma Business Week (2006-02-27)
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