Killer Germ Comes Home With Troops

Troops arriving home from Iraq and Afghanistan have been carrying a mysterious, deadly bacteria, according to a new magazine report. Full Story »

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Subjects: Health
Member Tags: emerging infectious diseases, Acintobacter baumannii, war infections
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Posted by: Posted by Melva Hackney - Feb 10, 2008 - 10:05 AM PST
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Myrna E. Watanabe
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by Myrna E. Watanabe - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a tidbit, a trifle, a taste, sort of in concert with our ability to digest news nowadays. It leaves more questions than answers. I can see putting an announcement of such a report in a scientific or medical website meant for medical professionals. But for the general public, it leaves more questions than it answers. Where has Acintobacter come from? Why is it so infectious? What are hospitals doing to prevent its spread? Who is at risk? Is it susceptible to antibiotic treatment? If so, which antibiotics? There have been several longer, more-complex treatments of this topic, so it isn't new. But meanwhile, it leaves readers with one M&M instead of a chocolate bar.

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Lynne Rustad
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by Lynne Rustad - Oct. 1, 2008

This is poorly sourced, alarmest, and has little information.

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Melva Hackney
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by Melva Hackney - Oct. 1, 2008

"Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind." Doing deliberate wrongs invite a 'gotcha' backlash.

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Michelle Holbert
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by Michelle Holbert - Oct. 1, 2008

Very interesting. Well written and convincing.

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