UCH Researchers Study Shot To Stop Staph Infections

By Kathy Walsh
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A staph infection after surgery can be serious, even fatal. According to data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), patients who get a staph infection in the hospital have five times the risk of dying in the hospital.
Now, researchers at University of Colorado Hospital are taking part in a clinical trial testing a vaccine to prevent staph infections.
Carolyn Anderson, a professor at the University of Wyoming, is a participant. She is scheduled fo