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IBD patients prone to MRSA: study

(Reuters) UPDATED 2009-06-05
According to a new Canadian study, people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are more likely to become infected with the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) than people with other gastrointestinal problems. For the study, investigators looked at data on 116,842 hospital admissions for IBD and found that the rate of MRSA infections increased 20 percent annually between 1998 and 2004 for these patients. Overall, rates of MRSA infection were 42 percent higher in hospitalized IBD patients than they were for patients admitted for other intestinal problems. Scientists also found that MRSA infections raised patients' mortality risk fourfold compared to those who didn't contract the condition.  Read full story >
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