drug resistant bacteria found in half of US meat

A new study finds that much of meat and poultry sold in supermarkets 

is contaminated with drug-resistant staph bacteria.

Researchers bought beef, chicken, pork, and turkey in five U.S. cities and found that nearly half of the meat sampled -- 47%-- contained drug resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.

The "staph" bacteria is linked to a range of health problems from rashes and respiratory ailments to potentially fatal illnesses such as sepsis and endocarditis.

multi-drug resistant staph found in 1 in 4 meat samples