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Study among first to show drugs targeting the lung, rather than bacteria, may prevent staph infection in flu patients
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Study among first to show drugs targeting the lung, rather than bacteria, may prevent staph infection in flu patients

by The Mount Sinai Hospital Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI163402 Influenza infection (flu) is a major cause of death around the world, especially during years of flu pandemics. People who die of the flu often have a secondary lung infection with Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria that starts a few days after flu infection begins. In...

The genetic underpinnings of severe staph infections
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The genetic underpinnings of severe staph infections

by Rockefeller University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A common culprit of skin and respiratory infections, Staphylococcus aureus is highly unpredictable. Between 20 and 30 percent of people carry quiet colonies on their skin and in their nostrils, which seldom cause problems beyond the occasional rash. But in some cases these bacteria cause infections that lead...