Your Health May Be Only Skin-Deep: The Fourth-Leading Cause Of Death In The U.S. Is Often A Result Of Bacteria On Patients’ Own Skin

Did you know your own skin could be the source of a deadly infection that could kill you? Currently, 271 people a day - the equivalent of one airline crash - will die from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. In many cases, these HAIs are a result of naturally-occurring bacteria on the skin that entered the bloodstream during a medical procedure and became a life-threatening infection. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on November 2nd, 2007