Tennessee Kindergartener with MRSA Remains in Critical Condition
Posted on October 23, 2007
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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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