Staph risk runs in families, especially among siblings

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 12:31 in Health & Medicine

Having a first-degree relative, especially a sibling, with a history of staph infection significantly increases a person's risk for the disease, regardless of sex of the family member, comorbid conditions, or direct contamination, results of a large American study shows

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