A patient undergoes dialysis at a clinic in Sacramento, Calif. New CDC data highlights racial disparities in the risk of staph bloodstream infections among dialysis patients. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
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Wounds infected with antibiotic-resistant staph often heal, but the bacteria can remain inside a person's body and cause future infections. Michelle Kondrich for NPR hide caption
What if a drug could knock out Staphylococcus aureus bacteria like these without disturbing the bacteria that help make you healthy? NIAID/Flickr hide caption
Behind-the-scenes work to reduce injuries and infections in hospitals has paid off. Further improvements may be more challenging. iStockphoto hide caption
Fewer People Are Getting Infections In Hospitals, But Many Still Die
The interior of the nose is like a lush rain forest that's barely been explored. Courtesy of Sunje Pamp hide caption