Rates of resistance to the bacteria commonly known as golden staph are at least double in remote Indigenous communities what they are in Australia’s major cities.
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Asha Bowen, Telethon Kids Institute e Steven Tong, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest health challenges of the modern day. It’s especially prevalent, and must be acted on, in Australia’s remote Indigenous communities.
The usual culprit is the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, better known as “golden staph”.
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Australia does not have a national system that collects data on hospital acquired infections. But new research has shed light on how many do occur each year across the country.
Staph aureus bloodstream infection has a 12-month death rate of between 20 and 35%.
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Which of the following conditions would you prefer to have during your next stay in hospital? A. Staphylococcus aureus (Golden Staph) bloodstream infection; or B. a heart attack?
Some recent headlines from Australian newspapers: NSW hospitals worst place for Golden Staph; CA-MRSA - the killer in our midst; Superbug onslaught. By now, most people are aware that antibiotic-resistant…