Study shows MRSA bacteria found on meat, poultry in Detroit stores
A new study shows that the antibiotic-resistant bacteria MRSA is sometimes found in meat and poultry available in grocery stores, reports the Detroit News.
Published online Wednesday in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, the study by Wayne State University researchers included 289 raw meat samples from 30 grocery stores in Detroit. Of those, six samples — three chicken, two beef and one turkey — tested positive for MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.