Swimmers at public beaches show increased risk of exposure to contagious staph bacteria

Saturday, February 14, 2009 - 04:14 in Health & Medicine

Research, funded by multiple agencies and conducted by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, found that swimmers using public ocean beaches increase their risk for exposure to staph organisms, and may increase their risk for potential staph infections once they enter the water...

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