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 [...]
Illinois School Bans Relatives of Boy Infected with MRSA
A Chicago area elementary school has banned three children from attending school because a 13-year-old member of their family is infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, MSNBC reported. The children show no signs of infection, but school officials fear they might be contagious.
After the infected boy, Pheron, and his mother appeared on television [...]
Iona College Football Player Nearly Loses Leg to MRSA Infection
An antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection is being blamed for destroying the career of an up-and-coming Iona College football player. Nicholas Zaffarese, 21, contracted the superbug known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the fall of 2005, two years before the highly publicized outbreak that hit Iona College this fall.
Zaffarese, a former defensive lineman for Iona, [...]