Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Bed bugs with antibiotic-resistant bacteria like MRSA, VRE


Hot on the heels of Failure magazine's feature on The Bed Bug Survival Guide, comes the news that bed bugs tested from three patients at a Canadian hospital (St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver) were found to be carrying antibiotic-resistant bacteria -- namely MRSA and VRE.

If you're not familiar with MRSA, which has been called "the most frightening epidemic sincee AIDS," you can read more about it here.