A new superbug has been identified by a team of researchers that has caused bloodstream infection in a Brazilian patient. The report appeared in the April 17 issue of iThe New England Journal of Medicine/i. The new superbug is part of a class of highly-resistant bacteria known as methicillin-resistant iStaphylococcus aureus/i or MRSA, which is a major cause of hospital and community-associated infections. The superbug has also acquired high levels of resistance ...Friday 18 April 2014
Brazil Now Targeted by New MRSA Superbug
A new superbug has been identified by a team of researchers that has caused bloodstream infection in a Brazilian patient. The report appeared in the April 17 issue of iThe New England Journal of Medicine/i. The new superbug is part of a class of highly-resistant bacteria known as methicillin-resistant iStaphylococcus aureus/i or MRSA, which is a major cause of hospital and community-associated infections. The superbug has also acquired high levels of resistance ...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment