Barb reported yesterday that Dona is now being treated for an infection of the staphylococcus bacteria which is a common cause of food poisoning.
Each year some 500,000 patients in American hospitals contract a staphylococcal infection. The incredibly hardy S. aureus pathogen is also able to transport itself on the hands of healthcare workers who, for instance, get the bacteria from a seemingly healthy patient carrying a "benign" or commensal strain of the pathogen and then pass it on to the next patient being cared for.
Each year some 500,000 patients in American hospitals contract a staphylococcal infection. The incredibly hardy S. aureus pathogen is also able to transport itself on the hands of healthcare workers who, for instance, get the bacteria from a seemingly healthy patient carrying a "benign" or commensal strain of the pathogen and then pass it on to the next patient being cared for.
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