MRSA
(Book)

Ch. 1: Understanding MRSA. MRSA : an overview / Brian Hoyle ; The rise of antibiotic-resistant infections / Mary Quirk ; MRSA infections are increasing among teenagers / Denise Rinaldo ; The search for a MRSA vaccine / University of Chicago Medical Center

Ch. 2: Controversies concerning MRSA. Overuse of antibiotics on factory farms has allowed MRSA to enter the food supply / Ian Lordon ; The presence of MRSA in farm animals is not proven to cause MRSA infections in humans / Cliff Gauldin ; Scientists need to investigate the potential MRSA threat from bedbugs / US Senate Office of Sherrod Brown ; There is no evidence that bedbugs can transmit MRSA / Marissa Cevallos ; MRSA spreads quickly through homosexual activity / Matthew Cullinan Hoffman ; Homosexual activity is not a primary cause of the spread of MRSA / Tim Murphy ; Hospitals should screen patients for MRSA / Meg Haskell ; Hospital screening does not reduce MRSA infections / Dennis O'Brien ; Hand sanitizers are not proven to prevent MRSA infections / US Food and Drug Administration

Ch. 3: Personal experiences with MRSA. Facing leg amputation because of MRSA / Judith Izenstain ; A skin boil turns into flesh-eating disease / Andrew Chant ; A woman recounts her husband's MRSA scare / Christina Jones.