Staphylococcus aureus microbes (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Staphylococcus aureus microbes

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Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that PET scans can be used to “see” the movement of the drug rifampin in a living body, so that it can better treat bacterial infections — such as the Staphylococcus aureus microbes seen here — attacking orthopaedic implant-assisted bone.

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Courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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