Staph News » Tennessee 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 Condition of Tennessee Kindergartener with MRSA Upgraded to Stable http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/tennessee/condition-of-tennessee-kindergartener-with-mrsa-upgraded-to-stable/ http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/tennessee/condition-of-tennessee-kindergartener-with-mrsa-upgraded-to-stable/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:51:36 +0000 Staph News Editor http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/tennessee/condition-of-tennessee-kindergartener-with-mrsa-upgraded-to-stable/ Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have announced that a five-year-old Murfreesboro, Tennessee girl afflicted with a severe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection has had her condition upgraded to “stable.”  After spending almost 2 weeks in critical condition at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital and suffering damage to multiple organs, Julia’nna Clemmons has shown improvement, a Vanderbilt spokesperson said.

Julia’nna Clemmons contracted the drug-resistant staph infection MRSA after scraping her knee.  Her parents have spent much of the last two weeks by her side at the hospital where she was visited in the pediatric unit by hip-hop artists Bobby Brown and Sisqo, the Daily News Journal reported.

Members of the community wishing to contribute to the cost of Julia’nna Clemmons’ recovery may donate to the Julia’nna Clemmons Benefit Fund at any SunTrust Bank.

]]> http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/tennessee/condition-of-tennessee-kindergartener-with-mrsa-upgraded-to-stable/feed/ 0 Tennessee Kindergartener with MRSA Remains in Critical Condition http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/tennessee/tennessee-kindergartener-with-mrsa-remains-in-critical-condition/ http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/tennessee/tennessee-kindergartener-with-mrsa-remains-in-critical-condition/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:58:56 +0000 Staph News Editor http://www.staphnews.com/staph-infections-by-location/tennessee/tennessee-kindergartener-with-mrsa-remains-in-critical-condition/ A MRSA-related illness following a minor knee scrape has kept five-year-old Julia’nna Clemmons of Tennessee in critical condition for more than a week. The methicillin-resistant staph infection damaged her internal organs before the antibiotics began to work, reported WKRN Nashville. Her care has included dialysis, ventilator and plasma exchange.

Julia’nna Clemmons is a kindergarten student at Erma Siegel Elementary School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The principal of Erma Siegel Elementary notified parents of the presence of MRSA on Wednesday.

The child’s family has not commented on her condition as they keep a private vigil by her bedside at the Pediatric Critical Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. In a press release, they expressed appreciation for the support they have received from the community, but asked that their privacy be respected.

21 MRSA infections have been reported in Rutherford County since the beginning of the school year, reported The Tennessean. Approximately 1,450 cases of MRSA have been charted in the state of Tennessee this year. The data represent only the most severe cases of MRSA because the state of Tennessee does not record statistics on milder presentations such as rashes and boils, according to WTVF Nashville.

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