MRSA Notes

This article is proof positive that there is much validity in and need for the work of groups like RID, and Consumers Union.  It also presents the problem of failure of hospitals to comply with the new laws, and states of enforcing them - a problem that is faced by the other states who have […]

“It’s been escalating astronomically,” said Burmeister, who is also an epidemiologist at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. “The biggest problem isthe level of knowledge among doctors. They are looking at it and sayingit looks like a brown spider bite and then they don’t treat it in anappropriate manner.”
One of his patients, a woman from Waterloo who didn’t […]

Hi, everyone! I took a quick look at the map of the USA today to see what changes have been posted since the last time I looked. I was amazed to see how many more names and faces are on the map. It shocked me (don’t ask me why) to see all […]

Marin Independent Journal - News - Marin
Dr. David Witt, an infectious disease specialist with Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Rafael, says the bacteria appeared out of nowhere about five years ago and has been sweeping the nation. Marin residents have been diagnosed with it with increased regularity over the past 18 months, Witt said.
“It […]

Today (Saturday) at 5pm Eastern time we have our International Chat with Tony Field from MRSASupport UK joining us. I hope some of you will be there! To join, as usual, register at the SuperbugWiki discussion group, and when you are logged in, click the FlashChat icon in the top right of […]

CJ Jackson on CBS46.com
This is a video from Georgia–featuring CJ Jackson who is on the cover of our brochure about CA-MRSA and Athletics that is currently in production, and his mother, Francine, who is a great friend and associate of MRSA Resources. Read CJ’s MRSA story here. Francine and Theresa Drew (who if […]

This way of acquiring MRSA seems to be more and more prevalent!
Teens Get Drug-Resistant Infections After Getting Tattoos
PASADENA, Md. — Anne Arundel County health officials said four teenagers contracted a drug-resistant skin infection after they got tattoos from a tattoo artist working out of a home basement in Pasadena.
The infection is known as MRSA […]

We are kicking off The Superbug Wiki in a big way, starting today. We have a few days left in October to work on the Focus Projects of How to boost the immune system, The Superbug FAQ, and MRSA in Pets–please take a bit of time here and help out these pages […]

Don’t forget about our chat tonight–10pm Eastern time!
Register (if you’re not) at The Superbug Wiki Discussion Group, then log in, and you will find the link to the chatroom just above your name in the top right quadrant of the screen. Click that link (it says FlashChat), and you will get right […]

Our server has been attacked by hackers during the last day–our host thinks it is fairly secure now, but they are not 100% sure. Just thought I would give you a heads up in case you have tried to get in during the last few hours and have had a hard time. Lets […]

I have noticed quite a few articles coming out of Pittsburgh lately–it looks like they are getting the big picture here. Hallelujah! Great job Pittsburgh media!
Stubborn bacteria drawing attention
“This is a much more common occurrence than people ever thought,” said county Health Director Dr. Bruce Dixon. “The community generally ought to be a […]

As I have said several times lately, now is not the time for elective surgery, and we all need to remember that circumcision is definitely elective. Something to think about for you soon-to-be moms!
Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Dramatically Increased Risk for Circumcised Newborn Boys
Recent reports indicate that community methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (C-MRSA) now has […]

Did anyone see Dr. Weil on CBS this morning? He is making the rounds in the next couple of days, and you should be able to catch him. He will be on CNN’s morning show, Larry King and Martha Stewart tomorrow, promoting his book Healthy Aging, which I am sure is incredibly […]

Stubborn staph infection a threat to high school locker rooms
On some high school football teams, staph has also shown up for practice this year in Georgia. The germ, including the stubborn Staphylococcus aureus strain _ which is resistant to some common antibiotics _ has hit schools in Fulton, DeKalb and Fayette counties, The Atlanta […]

This is right “next door” to us, in Texas:
Houston Community Newspapers Online - The Courier - 10/23/2005 - Staph in Montgomery County
A Willis High School football player was hospitalized several days ago with an infection caused by Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a strain of bacteria that has become resistant to Methicillin antibiotics. The football […]

Thank you, Betsy McCaughey, for another on-target article! This one addresses the fears about a future flu epidemic versus the reality of hospital acquired infections today.
http://www.hospitalinfectionrates.org/press/102105ny_sun.htm
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Well, here is one way that people become aware of MRSA:
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - www.lancastereaglegazette.com - Lancaster, OH
LANCASTER - Law enforcement and court officials are pledging to communicate more after revelations of a sick prisoner forced the closure of a courtroom.
A man told Fairfield County Common Pleas Court Judge Chris Martin during a preliminary hearing Thursday […]

It is a rainy day in NY today. Jeff and James should be back in NY by now. It is a 12 hour drive from Indiana to Long Island. I’m sure they are wiped out. I can hardly wait to see how far the documentary has come at this point. […]

OMG How sad is this….(followup to earlier story)
The Daily Record - NEWS - SORRY I GAVE SUPERBUG TO YOUR HUSBAND
A HOSPITAL patient who believes he gave a grandad MRSA phoned his widow yesterday to apologise for his death.
David Rhind thinks he may have passed on the deadly superbug to Chuck Bryson while they were in […]

Here in Texas, for some reason, we seem to be a little more informed that the rest of the country. I am always seeing articles about it in the papers here, and my kids just last week brought an informational paper home from school about MRSA (and have the prior 2 years as well). […]

I know I already covered this story, but the title of this article, from the Herald Sun in Australia just cracked me up, and I thought you shouldn’t miss it
OK, You Can Have the Remote! [21oct05]
I hope you all find the humor there, like I did. Sometimes it is so hard […]

This is a sad story…I wish them luck in their proceedings:
The Daily Record - NEWS - KILLED BY DRAWING PIN
Snip:
“Chuck was a big strong man who died alone and in absolute agony, a shell of his former self.We didn’t have enough time to get to him in the end and it must have been terrible […]

I am happy to see university systems in the U.S. being pro-active in the MRSA awareness area. Our schools here in my town (College Station, TX) are doing the very same thing. If you are in a university, you might visit the health services department just to give them a heads up to […]

We are working on something new at MRSA Resources, that can benefit everyone! Without giving out too much information just yet, be thinking about your general health and wellness, and how much of a difference that those things make to the way that your body fights infection. More information coming up soon!
Reminder–We are […]

Good general article about CA-MRSA compared with HA-MRSA.

People with CA MRSA will usually met the following criteria, 1) diagnosis of MRSA was made in the outpatient setting 2) the person has no medical history of MRSA infection 3) the person has no medical history of hospitalization, admission to nursing home, dialysis or surgery in the […]

Whoa! This is a little eye-opening!
All Headline News - Study Shows Remote Control Holds More Bacteria Than Toilet Bowl Handle - October 19, 2005
Phoenix, AZ (AHN) A new study by University of Arizona Microbiology Professor Chuck Gerba - “The Germ Doctor” - ranks the TV remote control as the highest carrier of bacteria in […]

What do Donald Trump and The Apprentice have to do with MRSA, you might ask? Clay Lee is appearing on The Apprentice this season, and is from my home, College Station, TX, and was truly one of the most helpful people to our family when Marshall was so very sick. If you read […]

Our weekly MRSA chat is coming up on Thursday, at 10 pm Eastern time. I am giving you a couple of days notice for the chat this week, I hope some of you who haven’t come by yet will make a point to join us this week. We are also doing a chat […]

JournalStar.com
Physicians and health care workers around Lincoln have recently begun to notice a rising number of problematic skin infections.
The cause is the age-old staphylococcus aureus but with a twist.
Usually called staph, the bacteria is commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of about one in four healthy people. A common cause of skin […]

ABC News article related to the 20/20 show featuring Maureen Daly and Betsy McCaughey:
ABC News: Myth: Hospitals Keep You Safe from Germs
Oct. 14, 2005 — There’s a deadly threat hiding inside America’s hospitals. What’s even scarier, your hospital is probably keeping it a secret.
Maureen Daly’s mother was a healthy 63-year-old woman when she had surgery […]

Independent Online Edition > Media : app5
The MRSA programme was made “within BBC guidelines”, says Murphy. “I’m so proud of it, having been in hospital a couple of times with my kids and they’ve come out with more infection than they had going in. It’s absolutely outrageous. We’ve robustly defended what we did. Management of […]