Staph Infections On The Rise In Babies

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A potentially deadly strain of Staph infection was once thought only a problem for hospital and nursing home patients, has spread and doctors are now seeing the infection in babies .

As MRSA, or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, the potentially deadly strain of Staph, continues building resistance to antibiotics, more lives are at stake.

Jeff Leverett of Murfreesboro wanted to find a way to help his son when he just couldn’t seem to recover from a fever.  Jacob, just seven months old, came down with his father thought was a cold, but when his symptoms didn’t improve, his father took him to  hospital and  found that his child had MRSA

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