Word: staphylococcus
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Dates: during 1991-1991
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...guiding principle of standard infection control is to act as if everyone and everything is infected with something -- whether it be Staphylococcus bacteria, tetanus toxins or the AIDS virus. That is why instruments should be sterilized in an autoclave, physicians should change gloves or wash hands between patients, and disposable swabs, syringes and other items should not be reused. Although the CDC's disease detectives are still not sure what went wrong in Acer's office, they are zeroing in on just such a breach in infection control...