Top MEDICAL VIDEO 12-9-2008
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New cases of MRSA are being reported across the United States. A new study shows that someone dies from it every 30 minutes. In more than 94,000 cases the germ turned into a serious illness. The study warns doctors to take a closer look at boils, pimples and other skin infections. MRSA doesn’t respond to normal first-line antibiotics usually prescribed and is highly contagious, even deadly. Getting a culture is a good idea. Kids who get acne are more prone to getting staphylococcus infections, so care is needed. Schools, daycare, camps, any location where there is a lot of close contact would be a risky environment for contagion.
