April 28th, 2008

[past headlines]
Mich. doctors fear VRSA could learn to spread easily
Detroit Free Press - United States
It's a close cousin of MRSA, or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. That's the antibiotic-resistant infection that killed a Virginia teenager last ...

Doctors Worried About Deadly Flu MRSA Combo
E Canada Now - Brantford,Ontario,Canada
... after two students died after showing flu symptioms as well has having the difficult to treat Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). ...

Experts concerned about flu, MRSA combo
United Press International - USA
... University School of Medicine said influenza can weaken the body to a point where it is very susceptible to secondary infections such as MRSA. ...

Superbug deaths on the rise in British hospitals: report
AFP -
C.difficile is responsible for the deaths of four times as many people as MRSA, with the equivalent of one person every hour dying in hospitals due to the ...