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Apr. 26th, 2010 at 6:40 PM
A U.S. study of more than 2,000 patients showed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was found in the noses of 20% of long-term elderly patients, 16% of HIV-positive patients and 14% to 15% of kidney dialysis patients, compared with 1% of the general U.S. population. HealthDay News (4/23)
Airborne fungus outbreak spreads across northwest U.S. and Canada
A new strain of the airborne fungus Cryptococcus gattii is spreading across the northwestern part of the U.S. and British Columbia in Canada, according to researchers. The strain can cause coughing, chest pains, headaches and other symptoms in otherwise healthy humans and animals, and has been found to have an unusually high mortality rate, the researchers said. Reuters (4/22)