Tagged: MRSA

10:28am

Fri December 3, 2010
Public Health

MRSA study of fire station shows the deadly bacteria is everywhere

Credit UW / Marc Beaudreau

The drug-resistant strain of staph infection MRSA is known to be a problem for many hospitals.  A pioneering study from the University of Washington shows that it's also resilient enough to spread from medic units all the way into the living quarters of firefighters. 

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