Rare Strain of Super Bug Emerges in the USA
A rare strain of the Super Bug, MRSA, has been found by researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The drug-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus is about five times more deadly than other strains, say researchers. In fact, half of the patients with bloodstream infections caused by this rare strain of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) died within 30 days of diagnosis.
At this point, the strain of MRSA, referred to as USA600, has been more common in Europe than the U.S.
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Source: Moore CL, et al “USA600 Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (MRSA-b) Associated with reduced vancomycin susceptibility and significant mortality” IDSA 2009; Abstract LB-40.
Source: “Rare MRSA Strain Deadlier than Others”, MedPage Today, November 3, 2009
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