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Thursday 30 June 2011
Rising Rate Of Staph Pneumonia In Children
The rate of pneumonia in children caused by infection with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria has doubled over the past decade, according to a paper in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Led by Dr. Maria A. Carrillo-Marquez of Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, the study finds that most of these infections are caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and a particularly aggressive bacterial strain called USA300. Rising Rate of S...
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