Folks, last summer I told you about the very exciting though disturbing development of ST 398 MRSA — the “untypable” Dutch strain that originated in pigs and spread to humans — being found in pigs in the US for the first time.
But here’s the brand-new second half of that story: It was found in pig [...]
Folks: Back in October, I broke the news for you of an intriguing poster presentation at the ICAAC meeting. It revealed the discovery of ST 398, the anomalous staph strain found in pigs, pig farmers and health care workers in Europe, in residents of a Dominican-immigrant neighborhood in northern Manhattan, and also in the [...]
I’m deep into writing again and therefore slipping on posting; apologies to regular readers! But here are some items of importance from the past week:
Wednesday (Aug. 20) marked the first anniversary of Illinois‘ signing and immediately enacting the MRSA Screening & Reporting Act, the first state law to mandate that hospitals screen all ICU and [...]
Appearing tonight at SciAm.com
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