Table of Contents
Foreword 8
Introduction 10
Chapter 1 Understanding MRSA
1 MRSA: An Overview Brian Hoyle 16
2 The Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Mary Quirk 24
3 MRSA Infections Are Increasing Among Teenagers Denise Rinaldo 30
4 The Search for a MRSA Vaccine: University of Chicago Medical Center 36
Chapter 2 Controversies Concerning MRSA
1 Overuse of Antibiotics on Factory Farms Has Allowed MRSA to Enter the Food Supply Ian Lordon 43
2 The Presence of MRSA in Farm Animals Is Not Proven to Cause MRSA Infections in Humans Cliff Gauldin 53
3 Scientists Need to Investigate the Potential MRSA Threat from Bedbugs: US Senate Office of Sherrod Brown 59
4 There Is No Evidence That Bedbugs Can Transmit MRSA Marissa Cevallos 64
5 MRSA Spreads Quickly Through Homosexual Activity Matthew Cullinan Hoffman 68
6 Homosexual Activity Is Not a Primary Cause of the Spread of MRSA Tim Murphy 72
7 Hospitals Should Screen Patients for MRSA Meg Haskell 78
8 Hospital Screening Does Not Reduce MRSA Infections Dennis O'Brien 84
9 Hand Sanitizers Are Not Proven to Prevent MRSA Infections: US Food and Drug Administration 89
Chapter 3 Personal Experiences with MRSA
1 Facing Leg Amputation Because of MRSA Judith Izenstain 95
2 A Skin Boil Turns into Flesh-Eating Disease Andrew Chant 98
3 A Woman Recounts Her Husband's MRSA Scare Christina Jones 103
Glossary 110
Chronology 112
Organizations to Contact 114
For Further Reading 118
Index 122
