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A deadly strain of Staphylococcus
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On the emergence of new varieties of golden staphylococcus that could lead to the patient's death, experts warn.
The new strain, called USA300, immune to the antibiotics commonly used today. As a result, diseases of the skin appear huge boil, and in some cases, there was heavy particularly deadly blood infection or pneumonia, eating light.
Researchers believe that USA300 may be more common among gay men: more than others suffered from the disease area of San Francisco Castro, homosexuals are more than any other locality of the United States.
There was evidence that the bacteria in the city 13 times more often affects gay men than other people: Castro carriers now in a new strain of Staphylococcus is 1 of 588 people, while in the whole of San Francisco, it is 1:3800.
In Britain however has found only two cases of a new form of Staphylococcus, here too it is not valid in hospitals, which often occurs with other strains, when interacting people, said the BBC.
"These infections resistant to many drugs, often striking gay men in those areas of the body , in the course of sexual activity occurs skin contact with the skin - said Dr. Bin Dep Medical Center of San Francisco. - However, as the bacterium can be transmitted and more contact with the innocent, we are very concerned about the possibility of the spread of the strain in the general population. "
In the words of Dr. Depa, the best way to avoid infection - it may well water to wash the skin with soap, especially after sex.
The study, as reported by the specialized publication Annals of Internal Medicine, was based on an analysis of medical data from hospitals and health centres of San Francisco and Boston.
"It was surprising that the figures are so high - says Professor Mark Enrayt from Imperial College London and St. Mary's Clinic, a leading British research centre golden staphylococcus. - We know that the version USA300 very actively spreading through skin contact with the skin."
"The main risk groups, the most prone to infection - gay men, drug addicts and people involved in contact sports, such as wrestling, - adds a specialist. - In addition, the spread of infection contributes to the large number of sexual partners or through skin contact with a large number of people. disease in the United States I had already begun to spread to the general population. "
Nevertheless, in the words of Roger Peabody British health fund Terence Higgins, "is not a new HIV. We are witnessing the emergence of infection, which can be transmitted through skin contact, including sex. Not a matter of concern that one in ten of enshrined in the American cases resistant to antibiotics, but most cases still be cured. "
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