As many as 1.2 million hospital patients are infected with dangerous, drug-resistant staph infections each year, almost 10 times more than previous estimates, based on findings from a major new study in 2007. And about 48,000 to 119,000 hospital patients a year may be dying from Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infections, far more than previously thought, the study reveals. » Read more: 1.2 million hospital patients Risk Drug Resistant Staph