MRSA Notes

A biomedical scientist stole bacteria from the hospital where she worked in order to end her life by giving herself septicaemia, it emerged today.Jennifer Bainbridge removed the bacteria - found in MRSA and E coli germs - from North Tyneside general hospital, a health regulator panel heard last week.The 28-year-old said she planned to use [...]

A student at Sandusky Middle School has been diagnosed with a confirmed case of MRSA, school officials were notified Friday.The parent of the student with the antibiotic-resistant infection - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureaus - alerted school administrators Friday. School officials then contacted the health department.Lynchburg City Schools spokeswoman Treney Tweedy said after-school activities were canceled Friday [...]

Current statistics show that there are an estimated 13 million injection drug users worldwide. Past studies indicate that nasal or skin colonization with Staphylococcus aureus occurs at a higher rate in people who abuse drugs and in addition poses an increased risk of subsequent infections in injection drug users.
Higher Rates Of MRSA Among Drug Users [...]