In 2004, 63% of staph infections in the United States were caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, infamous for its mutation into a very drug resistant, and often deadly form. 19,000 die here every year due to MRSA, a number greater than those that die from complications due to AIDS.
In Norway, less than 1% of staph infections are MRSA after sweeping reforms were put in place nationwide aimed at stemmed the spread and deadliness of MRSA.
And, who would have guessed, it saves them money at the same time, which is probably the reason it'll take a ton of progressive effort to get such a system implemented here.
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