Department of Correction officials said 68 inmates have been infected with MRSA since Jan. 1. Currently, they said, 15 of those convicts are being treated for the staph diseases. Four of the prisoners are under “contact precaution†at prison infirmaries, and 11 others are being treated with antibiotics in general population, said DOC spokeswoman Diane Wiffin.
A plague on jailhouses: Deadly skin disease hits prisoners, guards
November 18th, 2005 · No Comments
Tags: Massachusetts · CA-MRSA · MRSA in the U.S.
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