Other resistant bacteria besides MRSA
Dave Doyon
doyond at cnwl.igs.net
Wed Jan 17 08:51:00 EST 1996
In article <4dhof7$jb5 at nntp.igs.net>, doyond at cnwl.igs.net says...
>
>Besides methicillin resistant Staph aureus, we are now also condending
>with pneumocucci (Strep pneumoniae) which are resistant to penicillin
>and enterococci (Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium) which are
>resistant to vancomycin, as a matter of fact, some enterococci require
>vancomycin to grow. TB is also becoming very resistant.
>We are losing the battle against bacteria. In the fifty years or so
>that bacteria have been around, the bacteria are finding a way to
>survive.
>Scary stuff!!
>
I should proofread my articles before sending them!!!
The above should read "In the fifty years or so that ANTIBIOTICS have been
around....."
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