Saturday, March 8, 2014

In the News--Vaccine to Protect against Staph pneumonia

This article brings great news.  Researchers from the University of Iowa are working on a vaccine to protect us against pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus (Staph) bacteria, including the resistant strain of MRSA (methicillin resistant staph aureus). 
This new vaccine targets the toxins produced by the bacteria.  The new vaccine has been successful in animals.  The new vaccine isn’t yet available for people but this is exciting news.  This vaccine has great potential to protect us from staph infections.  This article can be found at

 

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