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Pacifiersused by up to 85 percent of American babiescan be tainted with millions of harmful germs and fungi, from Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella
pneumoniae to mold, according to a new study presented at the 2012 American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting. Pacifiers have some benefitsand may reduce risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)but the downside is that they may expose babies to alarmingly high levels of dangerous bacteria, including antibiotic resistant Klebsiella, which causes pneumonia, and MRSA, staph A superbugs that cause hard-to-treat skin and other infections, reports study coauthor R. Tom Glass, DDS, Ph.D., professor of Forensic Sciences, Pathology, and Dental Medicine at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 11 Dirtiest Places in Your Home