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Staph infections have risen by more than 90 percent, study finds

Written by Lavanya Jose, Staff Writer
Published: Monday, November 30th, 2009
The number of cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections has increased by more than 90 percent over the last decade, according to recent research led by University scholars.

Ramanan Laxminarayan, a visiting scholar at the Princeton Environmental Institute, and ...

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  • 12:17 p.m. on Nov. 30th, 2009
    Posted by
    Dear Daily Prince

    This is not relevant; Please improve your Journalism.

  • 12:54 p.m. on Nov. 30th, 2009
    Posted by
    @DearDailyPrinceton

    1) It's interesting and an important public health threat
    2) Uhh... I know multiple people who have gotten MRSA. It's definitely relevant to campus life.

  • 4:21 p.m. on Nov. 30th, 2009
    Posted by
    mrs.tired

    i have been struggleing with this infection for about a year and i to think that the antobiotics dont work because it keeps coming back.i spend too much time in the emergency room trying everything i can to get better but nothing seems to work.hopefully doctors are working on something to put a end to these things once and for all so i can get back to my life that i once loved and enjoyed.

  • 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 30th, 2009
    Posted by
    society for non-obvious research

    anyone who has spent at least 2 minutes in a hospital should know this. MRSA is a concern, but showing it is on the rise has long been known.

  • 12:28 a.m. on Dec. 1st, 2009
    Posted by
    old school

    I work in a hospital for 19 yrs and we clean every think and did it right now they are there for the money. Bed and floor are not clean right

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