A variant of the USA300 strain of MRSA is resistant to the three forms of antibiotics used to treat MRSA, and is spread by skin to skin contact. It has been reported that gay men in San Francisco are 13 times more likely to contract this infection than other San Franciscans.
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Gay MRSA Outbreak News
- Google News: Gay MRSA Outbreak
- NPR: New Staph Strain Circulating in Gay, Bisexual Men (January 15, 2008)
- FOXNews: New Strain of MRSA Spreads Among Gay Men (January 15, 2008)
- A researcher at San Francisco General Hospital commented, "This is a national problem, and San Francisco is at the epicenter."
- San Francisco Chronicle: "...Researchers Follow Strain of Drug-resistant Bacteria" (January 15, 2008)
- Business Wire: MRSA Spike Among Gay Men (January 15, 2008)
- KNTV: Drug-resistant Staph Infection Hits SF (January 15, 2008)
- San Francisco Chronicle: "...Epicenter for New Strain of Virulent Staph" (January 14, 2008)
- New York Times: "New Bacteria Strain Is Striking Gay Men" (January 15, 2008)
Gay MRSA Outbreak Blogs and Commentaries
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List the new species single or multi-cell by name that have emerged in 2008?(2 Answers)
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http://abiertohastaelamanecer.ws/fp-content/images/streptococcus_pyogenes1.jpg Streptococcus pyogenes known flesh-eating bacteria. In March 2009 three new bacteria were discovered by India scientists from India Space Research Organization ...
What are some vitamins and minerals which can treat and cure Multi Drug Resistant Staphylococcus Aureas (MRSA)?(1 Answer)
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No. No vitamins and minerals can cure "Multi Drug Resistant Staphylococcus Aureas" or MRSA. Multi Drug Resistant Staphylococcus Aureas" or MRSA means the Gram - positive Staphylococcus Aureas became ...
Any good tips on how to avoid being infected with MRSA?(2 Answers)
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The best way to prevent MRSA is to treat all minor cuts and scrapes with StaphAseptic and keep clean, this means hands and body.
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Fast Facts
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Identified in San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, New York
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USA 300 first identified in 2001, but has evolved
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Boston is seeing 1-2 cases a week
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Same variant has been found in an 81 year old woman in NY
