Monday, December 28, 2009

Disinfectants Cause Some Bacteria to Adapt, Thrive

While opening up the internet tonight, an article caught my eye. It discusses a bacteria that can thrive in disinfectant...and is showing to resist antibiotics without ever being exposed to them.

Click HERE to see the article

Pretty scary stuff for anyone, especially for those with CF. The pseudomonas aeruginosa that was mentioned in the article, is a bacteria that those with CF commonly struggle to fight against.

Ronnie just told me that he is featuring this article on his blog tomorrow, I'll connect you with a link as soon as he posts it.

Click HERE to see Ronnie's post on the article. Just another reminder as to why I enjoy his blog so much :)

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