Experts around the world are concerned about the threat to hospitals from 'superbugs' such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) which have developed resistance to most of the antibiotics used to treat them. Now microbiologists are saying the problem is growing and if these so-called superbugs are not eradicated they will threaten Australia's health system. Associate Professor Keryn Christiansen, the president of the Australian Society for Microbiology, says treatment can be very difficult and in some cases almost impossible as strains coming from the community have added virulence and cause more severe disease. Professor Christiansen says they can cause diseases such as a very severe type of pneumonia, with a high rate of death and very severe skin infections known as flesh-eating bacteria. The experts are...
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