Staphylococcus aureus is able to kill

Germ that usually causes pimples and rashes on the skin, causing severe pneumonia in at least 24 young, healthy people, U.S. researchers reported. The primary cause of the disease was resistant to the drug methicillin, which is assumed in these cases. Many of the patients died within 4 days, and many initially not treated because the doctors are not immediately able to determine the cause. According to Dr. Alexander Kallen, the disease can be beat even very healthy people. In most cases, the disease occurs after a person was sick with the flu. A team of scientists led by Dr. Kallen studied cases of pneumonia caused by Staphylococci in the period from 1 November 2006 to 30 Caused April 2007 In general, this period has been reported 51 cases in 19 countries. The study was published in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine. Scientists have found that more than 79% of people who experience the pneumonia, had been infected with staphylococcus. The median age was 16 years. 60% of patients with the flu before, but 40% of the victims were completely healthy ill. 24 patients who were diagnosed with pneumonia, died within 4 days. Experts have found that the risk of dying from pneumonia by infection with staphylococcus two times higher for those who have just been caused ill with flu. Staphylococcal infection is one of the most common infections. This is due to the extreme prevalence of staphylococci in nature. For a person of particular importance are different types of staphylococci, including Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is the causative agent of diseases such as boils, styes, pyoderma (stafilodermiya), sore throat, festering wounds, felon (an inflammation of the skin around the nail shaft), and is the cause of food poisoning and severe infections of the type of blood poisoning occur. According to the scientists during the flu seriously weakened immune system and respiratory system is vulnerable, so if staph enters the lungs, he beat her and cause pneumonia. Therefore, physicians must take urgent preventive measures, particularly in autumn and winter, when the most likely to get the flu, said a team of scientists.