What made MRSA a 'superbug'? Farm pigs may provide the answer - Medical News Today


7/1/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Robby Berman

A strain of MRSA may have steadily increased its antibiotic resistance due to 'repeated spillover' from livestock to humans, a new study shows.

  • A new study investigates the history of the most common antibiotic-resistant bacterium in European livestock.
  • Researchers found that the bacterium, a form of MRSA, has been very stabl… [+5517 chars]

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