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Staphylococcus Aureus (Bacteria)

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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Spread of deadly pneumonia is feared

Science | By Mary Engel | September 14, 2008
Health authorities have detected the emergence of a rare but deadly lung-destroying form of pneumonia, sparked by the combination of a skin infection and the common flu. Read more
 

Friday, February 15, 2008

Superbug’ staph reports required

California | Local | February 15, 2008
Responding to concerns about antibiotic-resistant “superbug” staph infections, California will now require local health departments to report all severe infections originating outside healthcare facilities, but not cases contracted in hospitals or nursing homes. Read more
 

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Proposal targets a deadly infection

California | Local | January 1, 2008
California would have one of the most sweeping laws in the nation for tracking “superbugs” in hospitals and other settings under legislation that state Sen. Read more
 

Strong action by hospitals stems the spread of staph

California | Local | January 1, 2008
As the public’s alarm mounts over methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a few hospitals in California and across the country are finding that aggressive action to detect and avert infections pays off. Read more
 

Friday, November 30, 2007

Staph cases ‘steadily growing’

Science | By Jia-Rui Chong | November 30, 2007
Hospitalizations associated with a drug-resistant form of a Staphylococcus bacterium doubled over six years in the United States to nearly 280,000 cases in 2005, according to a new study published Thursday that provides a wider picture of the bug’s impact. Read more
 

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Calm urged amid fears of ‘superbug’

California | Local | By Mary Engel | November 7, 2007
State health and education officials are preaching calm – and cleanliness – to discourage panic over an antibiotic-resistant superbug” that has become a focus of fear nationwide after being implicated in the deaths of students in New York and Virginia. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Deadly ‘superbug’ infections spread

Science | By Thomas H. Maugh II | October 17, 2007
The number of severe infections by a “superbug,” known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is at least twice as high as researchers previously believed, and the bacterium now kills more Americans than AIDS, researchers reported today. Read more
 

Monday, January 22, 2007

Staph germ causes deadly pneumonia

Health | January 22, 2007
A nasty staph germ circulating in the community and some hospitals produces a poison that can kill pneumonia patients within 72 hours, researchers have reported. Read more
 

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Hospitals Report Increase in Drug-Resistant Staph Infections

Science | By Denise Gellene | August 17, 2006
Deadly drug-resistant staph infections – rarely seen in patients a decade ago – have become the leading type of skin infections treated in emergency rooms, scientists reported Wednesday. Read more
 

Monday, June 26, 2006

Staph strain traced to tattoo parlors

Health | June 26, 2006
A worrisome superbug seen in prisoners and athletes is also showing up in people who get illegal tattoos, federal health officials said Thursday. Read more
 

Thursday, June 8, 2006

Videographer Turner Gets Back on His Board at Huntington

California | Local | By Jennifer Delson | June 8, 2006
Six months after a staph infection nearly killed him, renowned surf videographer Timmy Turner paddled into the waves Wednesday at his home break in Huntington Beach, completing the final leg of what friends and doctors call a medical miracle. Read more
 

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Infection Is Growing in Scope, Resistance

Science | By Jia-Rui Chong | February 26, 2006
It all began with what looked like a spider bite on Eileen Moore’s left thigh. Read more
 

Monday, January 23, 2006

Drug-resistant bugs find sanctuary in our noses

Health | By Susan Brink | January 23, 2006
Many Americans need look no further than their own noses to find the new bug among us. Read more
 

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Gold-Colored Staph Strains More Dangerous

Science | July 16, 2005
Gold-colored strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria tend to cause more disease than colorless strains because they carry antioxidants to protect themselves against immune system attack, researchers reported Monday in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Read more
 

Thursday, April 7, 2005

Perilous Bug Is Creeping Onto the Streets

Science | By Charles Piller | April 7, 2005
Drug-resistant staph infections, once largely confined to hospitals, are far more common in the general population than previously thought, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more
 

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Staph Cases an ‘Emerging Epidemic’

California | Local | By Jack Leonard and Jia-Rui Chong | February 15, 2005
A painful and virulent skin infection that has plagued Los Angeles County jail inmates is now appearing with increasing frequency throughout Southern California. Read more
 

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Skin Bacteria Spread in L.A. County Jails

California | Local | By Jack Leonard and Jia-Rui Chong | January 26, 2005
A virulent skin disease that resists common treatments continues to spread in the Los Angeles County jails, with about 200 inmates becoming infected each month, authorities said Tuesday. Read more
 

Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Efforts to Contain Infection Criticized

California | Local | By Daren Briscoe | May 14, 2003
The county’s failure to halt the spread of a painful skin infection among jail inmates prompted the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to criticize the Sheriff’s Department and county health officials. Read more
 

Wednesday, April 23, 2003

Action on Jail Staph Infections Urged

California | Local | By Daren Briscoe | April 23, 2003
County officials pressed the Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday to more aggressively combat the spread in county jails of a painful skin infection resistant to most common antibiotics. Read more
 

Monday, November 4, 2002

Defensive measures against a super bug

Health | By Shari Roan | November 4, 2002
It’s a paradox of modern medicine: High-tech marvels such as heart surgery and kidney transplants are helping people live longer, but they’re also providing new targets for a dangerous type of bacteria. Read more
 
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