Bed Bugs Carrying MRSA And VER Superbugs

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Not only are there more bed bugs about in North America in Europe, but more of them appear to be carrying two types of superbugs - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) - bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and very hard to treat when there is an infection. Staph infection caused by MRSA is extremely difficult to treat because it is resistant to most antibiotics, including oxacillin, peicillin, methicillin, amoxicillin, and even methicillin. VRE bacteria are resistant to vancomycin, an antibiotic...


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