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Antibiotic Resistant Staph Infections Continue to Plague Prisons, Jails
Antibiotic Resistant Staph Infections Continue
to Plague Prisons, Jails
by Michael Rigby
Chelsea Johnson, 30, said it began as a small pimple that formed on her right cheek shortly after she arrived at the Orange County Jail in 2003. Three days later, her entire face was swollen and she felt ...
to Plague Prisons, Jails
by Michael Rigby
Chelsea Johnson, 30, said it began as a small pimple that formed on her right cheek shortly after she arrived at the Orange County Jail in 2003. Three days later, her entire face was swollen and she felt ...
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