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Director Julie Gerberding of the Centers for Disease Control appeared on Capitol Hill to testify on MRSA, the virulent form of staph skin infection, "the cockroach of bacteria," as she put it. CBS' Wyatt Andrews noted that the hospitals of the Veterans Administration plus those in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey require all patients to be screened for the infection before admission in a protocol to "stop MRSA at the front gate." Gerberding opposed universal testing with the $20 nose swab, emphasizing improved handwashing and hygiene instead. To dramatize the dangers from unchecked MRSA, Andrews introduced us to Kerri Cardello of Annapolis Md, an activist for universal screening. Cardello, "not so long ago..a vibrant twenty-four-seven soccer mom" was infected with MRSA in hospital. It damaged her lungs and caused both legs to be amputated below the knees.
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