There is more news about the superbug staph infection called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

Some researchers want it to be considered an epidemic.

Researchers at the University of Florida and a group called Resources for the Future found that more people are getting the staph infection that is resistant to many antibiotics.

They also found that the infections themselves are out of control.

The researchers found that hospital visits for staph infections rose 62 percent between 1999 and 2005.

A congressman from Maryland is sponsoring a bill that would require hospitals to report MRSA.

"If a hospital has a huge number or disproportionate number of infections per patient, and somebody compares that to another hospital that is doing much better, you can bet your bottom dollar they're going to go to the hospital who has the better record," Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, said.

Researchers said they believe when hospital budgets are tight, expensive infection control programs are the first things to be cut.