CDC: Drug-resistant staph deaths may surpass AIDS toll

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	CDC: Drug-resistant staph deaths may surpass AIDS toll

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10-16-2007 6:36 PM

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10-16-2007 8:50 PM

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Amazing how difficult it is to get people to wash their hands.

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