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Wednesday, August 11, 2004confers protection against viral infections. However, both the strep pneumonia bacteria and the pneumococcal pneumonia bacteria are, to some extent, natural residents in the human body. It's when the balance of power gets upset and they take over that they become a problem. Other bacteria are also natural residents of the respiratory tract - including Staph aureus, a bacteria that has become more and more resistant to antibiotics. So, what's the problem? Another study in today's JAMA suggests that when Strep pneumonia levels go down, Staph aureus levels go up. We should proceed with caution. We might be preventing one relatively minor bacterial infection but opening the door for a far more dangerous one. posted by Sydney on 8/11/2004 08:08:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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