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United States according to a survey of published research report, United States supermarket sales of bacterial contamination of meat and poultry products in serious condition, in which more than half of drug resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. Researchers said that bacterial contamination is still safe to eat after cooking meat, poultry, appropriate, but if the process properly, it could endanger consumer health.

researchers from Illinois, Florida, California, Arizona and Washington pulled 26 stores 80 brands of 136 species of meat, poultry, samples and discovered 47% by Staphylococcus aureus contamination of samples; bacteria contained in the 96% at least one antibiotic resistance, 52% at least 3 types of antibiotic resistance.

bacterial resistance to antibiotics is one of the biggest public health threat facing humanity today. Staphylococcus aureus is everywhere in nature, air, water, dust and are found in human and animal excreta. Food contaminated with many opportunities. United States died annually due to Staphylococcus aureus infection number exceeds the number of AIDS deaths.

Staphylococcus aureus can cause diarrhea and food poisoning, and leads to long skin sores and papules, serious blood can cause pneumonia, or infection. The bacteria causing infection of Meticillin-common penicillin antibiotic treatment, in most cases it works. Some strains of Staphylococcus aureus to Meticillin Resistant thus have "superbugs" nickname.