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100 1 _aShnayerson, Michael.
245 1 4 _aThe Killer Bug. /
_cMichael Shnayerson.
260 _bFortune,
_c2002.
440 0 _aSIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
_nArticle 19.
_pHealth,
_x1522-323X;
500 _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
500 _aOriginally Published: The Killer Bug, Sept. 30, 2002; pp. 149+.
520 _a"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.
599 _aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
610 2 0 _aUnited States.
_bCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.
610 2 0 _aUnited States.
_bFood and Drug Administration.
650 0 _aAntibiotics.
650 0 _aBacteriophages.
650 0 _aDeath
_xCauses.
650 0 _aDrug resistance in microorganisms.
650 0 _aHospitals
_xDisinfection.
650 0 _aPublic health.
650 0 _aStaphylococcal infections.
650 0 _aStaphylococcus aureus.
650 0 _aVaccines.
650 0 _aVancomycin.
710 2 _aSIRS Publishing, Inc.
_tSIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
_pHealth.,
_x1522-323X.
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