Congressman Introduces Bill To Improve MRSA Prevention

November 22, 2007

Health District May Start Reporting MRSA CasesKAPP Yakima Tue, 20 Nov 2007 5:17 PM PSTYAKIMA -- That could soon change. Governor Christine Gregoire wants laboratories to report positive test results for MRSA infections. The MRSA staph bacteria, also known as the "Superbug", are highly resistant to some anti-biotics.

Smyrna School District not immune to MRSA virus Three cases of infection confirmed in local schoolsSmyrna Clayton Sun Times Tue, 20 Nov 2007 4:03 PM PSTA strain of staph infections that is resistant to some antibiotics has cropped up in Smyrna schools. Superintendent Debbie Wicks confirmed three cases of MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, but did not disclose which school(s) the students attend.

Congressman Introduces Bill To Improve MRSA PreventionNBC4 Washington, D.C. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 6:29 AM PSTMaryland Rep. Elijah Cummings has introduced a bill to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of infectious diseases.

Usually harmless staph can cause serious illnessIronwood Daily Globe Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:24 PM PSTEditor's Note: Recently "methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus" (MRSA) in schools has been a topic in the national news, centering on a fatal infection in a school child in Virginia. The Western U.P. Health Department, with offices in Bessemer and Ontonagon, offers this information on MRSA.

A Public Health Report - What is happening locallyLiberty County Times Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:13 AM PSTWednesday, November 21, 2007 1:00 PM CST It is quite obvious to anyone who watches TV, reads the newspapers, or the periodicals that there is considerable widespread concern about methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Also as there has been a hospitalized local citizen for several weeks with a rather serious MRSA infection the writer has been besieged with concerns and questions ...

Schools, health facilities battling staphThe Sentinel Wed, 21 Nov 2007 2:26 AM PSTArea health and school officials say hygiene education and taking basic precautions are the best ways to avoid outbreaks of the potentially deadly drug-resistant staphylococcal infection called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.