CDC: Superbugs cause 1 in 7 infections caught in hospitals

NEW YORK (AP) — Supergerms cause 1 out of 7 infections caught in hospitals, health officials said Thursday.
The bugs include the staph infection MRSA (MUR’-suh) and five other bacteria resistant to many kinds of antibiotics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
That leaves hospitals with few — if any — medicines to fight dangerous infections in already-sick patients. “That’s the scary thing,” said Tim Landers, an Ohio State University