MRSA cases increasing, say health officials

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MRSA: Understand your risk and how to prevent infectionMayo Clinic Fri, 26 Oct 2007 9:20 PM PDTMRSA — or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — has been a problem in hospital and health care settings for years. But this highly drug-resistant bacterium has recently gained increased media attention.

 

 

 

State Health and Education Departments Issue Guidance to Schools on MRSAWIVB Buffalo Fri, 26 Oct 2007 3:41 PM PDT(October 26, 2007) - - The State Health Department and the State Education Department today issued a health advisory to all state schools about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and how

 

 

 

Clarksville School System Reports MRSA CasesWSMV Nashville Sat, 27 Oct 2007 2:56 PM PDTSchool officials said they discovered three separate cases of a serious staph infection reported across the nation and linked to student deaths.

 

 

 

MRSA Infection hits 4 more in North JerseyThe Record Sat, 27 Oct 2007 4:00 AM PDTFour more North Jersey residents have been diagnosed with the same drug-resistant staph infection that is responsible for four student deaths nationwide, health authorities reported Friday.

 

 

 

MRSA cases increasing, say health officialsNews Leader Sat, 27 Oct 2007 1:55 AM PDTRICHMOND — Virginia health officials are seeing more cases of antibiotic-resistant staph infection, and blame the increase on a combination of genetic changes in the bacteria and the fact that more medical treatments are being performed that weaken the body and allow the germs to invade.