A new study has found that a drug-resistant staph germ known as a Superbug, is found in at least 5 percent of patients who are staying in hospitals, nursing homes, or long term care facilities.
It is being reported that superbugs are becoming increasingly common, a fact that worries many in the health field.
According to a new study, a dangerous drug-resistant staph germ may be infecting at least 5% of hospital and nursing home patients, and up to 30,000 hospital patients may be infected with the bug at any given time.
Previous to the releasing of the report, health officials in the US had estimated that 10 times fewer the amount of cases on an annual basis was a more accurate estimate of annual cases but this according to the study is not the case at all.
"This is a welcome piece of information that emphasizes that this is a huge problem in health care facilities, and more needs to done to prevent it," said Dr. John Jernigan, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the name of a superbug that is being reported more and more in patients in hospitals, nursing homes or long term care facilities. It is quite drug-resistant, and leads to skin rashes, skin infections, blood infections, pneumonia, and other illnesses.
The study is being presented this week at the infection control professionals' association's annual meeting in San Jose.
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