The Killer Bug. /
Michael Shnayerson.
- Fortune, 2002.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 19. Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: The Killer Bug, Sept. 30, 2002; pp. 149+.
"Bugs like S. aureus roam hospitals freely, spreading by contact on the hands of a doctor or nurse, on a stethoscope or a bed railing. The more resistant they become, the greater the threat." (FORTUNE) This article discusses a staph bacterium which is becoming resistant to antibiotics and is causing thousands of deaths in hospitals.
1522-323X;
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. United States. Food and Drug Administration.
Antibiotics. Bacteriophages. Death--Causes. Drug resistance in microorganisms. Hospitals--Disinfection. Public health. Staphylococcal infections. Staphylococcus aureus. Vaccines. Vancomycin.