Sunday, August 15, 2010

"Superbug" Coming From India on Cosmetic Surgery Patients?


There are alarming reports that a gene which causes bacteria to be resistant to nearly all antibiotics is being brought overseas on patients undergoing cosmetic surgery in India. I will have more on this tomorrow, but here is an article from the Examiner addressing this scary finding:

http://www.examiner.com/plastic-surgery-in-chicago/plastic-surgery-brings-a-super-bug-to-united-states

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Thanks for reading.
Anthony Youn, M.D.

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