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New Scientist - Superbug strain hits the healthy
by Rattle at 1:44 am EST, Mar 7, 2003

] The CDC is still analysing the bacteria responsible for
] these outbreaks. But Bancroft says initial tests show the
] same strain is responsible for all the outbreaks in Los
] Angeles, and that it appears to be the same as a strain
] first isolated in New York in 1997. It may be more
] virulent because it has a gene called PVL, which codes
] for a potent toxin.

More info on the Superbug

RE: New Scientist - Superbug strain hits the healthy
by Lost at 3:35 am EST, Mar 7, 2003

Rattle wrote:
] ] The CDC is still analysing the bacteria responsible for
] ] these outbreaks. But Bancroft says initial tests show the
] ] same strain is responsible for all the outbreaks in Los
] ] Angeles, and that it appears to be the same as a strain
] ] first isolated in New York in 1997. It may be more
] ] virulent because it has a gene called PVL, which codes
] ] for a potent toxin.
]
] More info on the Superbug

I've commented on this before... but it seems to me like more and more resistance strains would be coming out of the 2nd and 3rd worlds. Since people self medicate antibiotics on a large scale. Is the only reason why we don't hear about resistance strains developing there... because they aren't detected until they show up here?

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