Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Antibiotic resistant staphylococcus aureus

  • Scientists have gained new clues into what makes certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus so resistant to antibiotics. Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear have sequenced the genomes of all 12 Staph.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • MRSA is an acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a strain of common bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics.
  • (FOX News)
  • National Institutes of Health-funded scientists have determined the genome sequences of a dozen strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria known to be resistant to vancomycin, an antibiotic of last resort.
  • (EurekAlert)
  • health experts have seen a dramatic rise in super-strains of bacteria that can survive the strongest antibiotics in medicines arsenal.
  • (Science Daily)
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)–a strand of staph bacteria that does not respond to commonly available antibiotics–is scary stuff.
  • (Forbes)
  • Waste from people, pets, pigs and even seagulls may be playing a significant role in the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a number of new studies warn.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • the United States has been found to contain methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSRA), a strain that causes a staph infection but is resistant to antibiotic drugs.
  • (Natural News.com)
  • Just one of the types of resistant bacteria, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), found in both farms which could be to make the rules mandatory.
  • (The State)

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