Staph News » Georgia http://www.staphnews.com Your Source for Staph and MRSA News Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:20:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Georgia’s Columbia County Has At Least 11 Students with Confirmed MRSA Infections http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/georgia/georgias-columbia-county-has-at-least-11-students-with-confirmed-mrsa-infections/ http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/georgia/georgias-columbia-county-has-at-least-11-students-with-confirmed-mrsa-infections/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:58:10 +0000 Staph News Editor http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/georgia/georgias-columbia-county-has-at-least-11-students-with-confirmed-mrsa-infections/ Nine schools in Columbia County, Georgia have reported a total of 11 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. MRSA is the virulent staph bacterium that made headlines in October when it caused the deaths of children in New York, Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Virginia.

The Columbia County Schools Superintendent has no plans to close any schools at this time. Facilities are being disinfected, and hand and surface sanitizer is being delivered to all schools in the county.

The affected Columbia County schools are:

High Schools

  • Evans High School
  • Greenbrier High School
  • Harlem High School
  • Lakeside High School

Middle Schools

  • Grovetown Middle School
  • Riverside Middle School
  • Greenbrier Middle School

Elementary Schools

  • Grovetown Elementary School
  • Blue Ridge Elementary School

NBC Augusta reported that a twelfth student at one of the aforementioned schools is infected with MRSA, but no further information is available at this time. The Columbia County Board of Education site is still reporting 11 confirmed cases.

The infected students are receiving medical treatment, and on the advice of a medical consultant, have been asked by Columbia County school officials to remain home until their lesions have finished draining.

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