Revere weighs in

Revere weighs in regarding the Ferrell case. He also mentions one ironic point regarding bioterrorism history and one of the bacteria used, Serretia marcescens, that I hadn't thought to mention.

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So where is the evidence that methicillin resistance in MRSA
means the resistant staph is the result of over-prescription of prior antibiotics ?

By McKiernan (not verified) on 18 Oct 2007 #permalink