Tag: MRSA
Gearing Up for the Super Bug Conquest
MRSA stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Also called oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA), it is an infection caused by a strain of staph bacteria that has [more…]
Struggling to Save the Chronically Ill: The Battles between Love and Difficult End-of-Life Decisions
Running like tigers, pulling crash carts, yelling for help, generating rush calls, keeping a distressed family’s uncontrolled aggression on an even keel – all this [more…]
The Apocalypse: Coming of the Post Antibiotic Era
The discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic, redefined medical parameters and paradigms. This ‘medical miracle’ significantly reduced deaths in WWII and cured previously fatal infections, [more…]
Yet Another War: Emergence of Drug Resistant Strains of Organisms
This era is recognized as a paradigm of medical advancements with a solution to every other ailment. The battle of pathogenicity vs. remedy ran step by [more…]
