Tallahassee Staph Outbreak Possibly Caused By Contaminated Medicine

At least 14 staph infections have been linked to a pain management clinic in Tallahassee, Florida. Patients who were treated at the Pain Insitute of North Florida between March 10 and March 21, 2008 are considered to be at risk.
Officials with the Leon County Health Department are actively investigating the unusually high number of [...]

MRSA Infection Kills Western Washington University Student Chris Feden

A Western Washington University student succumbed to pneumonia this week after being diagnosed with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. 20-year-old Chris Feden of Tenino, Washington died at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham after a week long illness that began with flu-like symptoms.
The Western Washington University junior was brought to the school [...]

Staph Contamination Prompts Cheese Recall

High levels of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria have been discovered in cheese from Grassy Meadows dairy of Howe, Indiana during routine inspections. Consumers in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio are being advised by Indiana state officials to avoid consumption of Grassy Meadows cheese purchased before Wednesday, January 30, 2008.
The contaminated cheeses were made from raw milk, [...]

MRSA Blamed for Death of Pennsylvania Youth Caseworker

An Erie County, Pennsylvania woman diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) died Thursday morning. Cheri Lyons, 32, was admitted to Millcreek Community Hospital eight days earlier, and learned Saturday that she had the virulent staph infection.
Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook told the Erie Times-News that hospital administrators believed Cheri Lyons succumbed to cancer, and [...]

Light Therapy Brightens Future of MRSA Treatment

Overuse of antibiotics is contributing to the increased prevalence of drug-resistant superbugs. But what if medical professionals didn’t have to rely on antibiotics to treat virulent bacterial infections?
Light therapy may be the answer.
Current research in the area of photomedicine is poised to have a huge impact on how doctors respond to serious drug-resistant staph [...]

Maryland Expected to Begin Tracking Hospital-Acquired MRSA Infections

The Maryland Health Care Commission, an independent state regulatory agency, is expected to vote today for the state to consider methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a reportable disease. There is currently no requirement for Maryland state and local health departments to track and record MRSA, the virulent superbug that can develop into a lethal [...]

Pennsylvania School District Involves Parents, Teachers in Fight Against MRSA

When a school in Penns Valley Area School District was notified last week of a student with a methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection, District officials quickly mobilized to ensure the safety of all students and employees. A multi-pronged approach included communication with the Pennsylvania Department of Health office in Williamsport, parental notification, [...]

Maryland Teacher’s Death Linked to MRSA

A Montgomery County, Maryland teacher died on Sunday, December 9, 2007 due to complications related to the dangerous superbug known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. Merry King, 48, was a resident of Silver Spring and taught special education students at Herbert Hoover Middle School in Rockville.
Rockville, Maryland is close to Baltimore, the area [...]

West Virginia Man Sues after Contracting MRSA During Hospitalization

The superbug known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is at the center of a medical malpractice suit filed against Charleston Area Medical Center in southern West Virginia on November 14, 2007. The lawsuit filed in Kanawha Circuit Court alleges that the facility’s negligence and carelessness caused Gerald George of Dunbar, West Virginia to [...]

MRSA: Not the Only Killer Staph

The death of a high school outside linebacker in Plano, Texas serves as a stark reminder that the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is not unique in its ability to quickly take lives. Fifteen-year-old Chad Jeter injured his leg while skateboarding on Thanksgiving and succumbed to a staph infection last week, but it wan’t [...]

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