MRSA rising in kids' ear, nose, throat infections
Monday, January 19, 2009 - 17:28
in Health & Medicine
CHICAGO (AP) -- Researchers say they found an "alarming" increase in children's ear, nose and throat infections nationwide caused by dangerous drug-resistant staph germs. Other studies have shown rising numbers of skin infections in adults and children caused by these germs, nicknamed MRSA, but this is the first nationwide report on how common they are in deeper tissue infections in the head and neck, the study authors said. These include certain ear and sinus infections, and abcesses t...
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