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COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought a Life-Threatening Infection Spike in Hospitals, Raising Serious Concerns

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COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought a Life-Threatening Infection Spike in Hospitals, Raising Serious Concerns
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria strain in a petri dish containing agar jelly. MRSA is a drug-resistant “superbug,” which can cause deadly infections. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Xiaoxu Sean Lin
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of life-threatening infections from a well-known superbug has spiked in hospitals.

MRSA, which stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is one of the most well-known superbugs, or bacteria that are resistant to most antibiotics.
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