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: Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog1.7 Million People Suffer from Hospital Infections Each Year, Raising New Concerns About MRSA
By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti
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MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus, is a new hospital infection superbug that appears to be resistant to most antibiotic medications. MRSA infections account for about 8% of all hospital infections but are normally deadly. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1.7 million people each year contract hospital infections; however, the CDC admits that the study may underestimate how many people get hospital infections each year. In reality, nearly three ti read more
Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).
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