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Staph Infections Up

A patient shows up at the doctor complaining about swelling and tenderness on a portion of his skin. He claims it was a spider bite, although he never saw the insect. This is how staph infections often present. And doctors in Northeast Ohio - across the country in fact - have been seeing a larger number over the last ten years. There's a recent study that verifies this trend. Here to tell us more about it is Dr. Charles Emerman, associate chief of staff at Metrohealth Medical Center.