Staph News » Indiana 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 Staph Contamination Prompts Cheese Recall http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/indiana/staph-contamination-prompts-cheese-recall/ http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/indiana/staph-contamination-prompts-cheese-recall/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:17:23 +0000 Staph News Editor http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/indiana/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, and were sold in several retail health food stores in Indiana, as well as directly from the Grassy Meadows dairy. The recalled cheeses were sold in blocks or wedges, and include the following:

• Colby (lots 210317 and 19177)

• Jalapeno natural cheese (lots 2617, 21017 and 11017)

• “Homemade” cheese (lots 19267 and 19227)

• Monterey Jack (lots 18207 and 2937)

• Garlic pepper cheese (lot 19147)

No illnesses related to the contaminated cheese have been reported.

Products should be returned to the place of purchase.

]]> http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/indiana/staph-contamination-prompts-cheese-recall/feed/ 0 Outbreak of Antibiotic-Resistant Staph in Portage, Indiana http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/indiana/outbreak-of-antibiotic-resistant-staph-in-portage-indiana/ http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/indiana/outbreak-of-antibiotic-resistant-staph-in-portage-indiana/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:42:58 +0000 Staph News Editor http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/indiana/outbreak-of-antibiotic-resistant-staph-in-portage-indiana/ In Portage, Indiana, two Portage High School students have confirmed cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. Two additional students were sent home on Wednesday, but have not reported back to the school at this time. Portage High School parents were informed of the infections via a recorded telephone message on Thursdsay.

MRSA is a potentially lethal staph infection that causes more United States deaths each year than HIV/AIDS, and claimed the lives of four American children last month in New York, Virginia, Mississippi, and New Hampshire. If caught early, the infection is treatable with some of the less commonly used and more expensive antibiotics available.

The two Portage students are undergoing treatment and have already received medical clearance to return to school. The school district is encouraging good handwashing and hygiene practices, and hand sanitizer dispensers have been placed throughout the schools. Portage High School custodians will maintain their usual cleaning procedures.

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