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MRSA bacteria can linger in homes for years
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Once the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria enters a home, it can linger for years, spreading from person to person and evolving genetically to become unique to that household, new research reveals. It is almost resistant to almost all antibiotics related to penicillin. It can hang out there for years, ping-ponging around from person to person.
Washington: Once the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria enters a home, it can linger for years, spreading from person to person and evolving genetically to become unique to that household, new research reveals. It is almost resistant to almost all antibiotics related to penicillin. It can hang out there for years, ping-ponging around from person to person. Our findings strongly suggest that unique USA300 MRSA strain is transmitted within households that contain an individual with a skin infection, said senior study author Michael Z. David, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago.
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