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Washing Machines Could Be Home To Superbug Bacteria — And Detergent Might Make The Problem Worse
In a nutshell Many home washing machines don’t get hot enough to kill dangerous bacteria. Half of the machines tested failed ...
Drinking water plumbing source of dangerous superbugs: Australian researchers
Australian researchers have found that drinking water plumbing systems are a significant yet overlooked source of ...
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MRSA outbreak in Henrico NICU lasted over 3 years, infected 94 babies: 'It's a shocking number'
An outbreak of MRSA circulated in the NICU at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital for more than three years and infected 94 babies, ...
Willamette Week4d
OHSU Defends Research and Conditions at Primate Center Amid Barrage of Criticism
PETA and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine have been hammering OHSU as it tries to buy Legacy.
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MRSA outbreak in Henrico NICU lasted over 3 years, infected 94 babies
An outbreak of MRSA circulated in the NICU at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital for more than three years and infected 94 babies, ...
Drinking water plumbing a hotspot for superbugs
A growing threat of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) pathogens poses a critical public health threat—and drinking water plumbing ...
NFL stars no match for bacteria
It's unclear how these high-profile athletes acquired their infections, but locker rooms have been found to habor staph bacteria in previous outbreaks. The topic is generating buzz throughout the ...
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Bacterial Clearance: With a little help from T cells
Specific host factors, such as immune cell activity, sex hormones and microbiota composition, influence the ability of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria to colonize the gut of mice.