Staph Triggers Lethal Pneumonia in New Hampshire Preschooler Catherine Bentley

4-year-old Catherine Ann Bentley of Salisbury, New Hampshire died on Friday, October 12, 2007 at Boston Children’s Hospital after contracting Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a virulent strain of staph that does not respond well to penicillin. Catherine was reported to be in good health until acquiring the staph bacteria often referred to as a [...]