jan 11, 1961 - British Scientists Discover First Strains of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus areus (MSRA)

Description:

Following the use of penicillin and other antibiotics being used to treat staph and other diseases, the misuse of such medicines led to the creation of newly resistant disease strains such as MSRA.

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Disease Through History: Important Points in Human Civilization As Told Through Illness

ByReiko C Usami

14 Dec 2018

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Date:

jan 11, 1961

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~ 64 years ago