MRSA Notes

Through the very heartbreaking story of Jacob Marshall, Fresno’s local ABC news station is warning the community about the dangers of MRSA:
Jacob Marshall’s mother Millie says it took just a few hours for the aggressive bacteria to settle in and take over her son’s body.
“Just overnight, it happened so fast that the bacteria started attacking [...]

MRSA used to be spread a lot in locker rooms, especially among football players and wrestling teams. Now, Myers said babies are getting through a diaper rash and other family members are spreading it just by casual touch.

Kudos to NBC San Diego
for helping make your community aware of MRSA, but watch out for your [...]

Country singer LeAnn Rimes had surgery today for an unidentified infection in her leg. I was unable to find out anything about the type of infection, but did find that she has a history of eczema, which can certainly make for many places for infection to enter her body. Keep LeAnn in your [...]

I am the first to admit, I am jaded. My experience has almost exclusively been of meeting people that were incorrectly diagnosed with spider bites that actually had Staphylococcal skin infections. This is why I was a little bit surprised to see this blurb in an article about the Brown Recluse spider about [...]

General information about the existance of MRSA for the residents of Bakersfield, CA area, where there are a significant number of people with MRSA.
BAKERSFIELD — A week after an Oildale boy died from a staph infection, more attention is being focused on the infections that are becoming more common in Kern County [...]

The Dallas County Dep’t. of Health and Human Services is working on getting some new guidelines up quickly to help combat the infection problems in the pedicure baths of nail salons. They have also issued some guidelines for clients to be sure to follow. Those of us who are aware of MRSA are [...]

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A freelance tattoo artist was to be arraigned today in Monterey County for allegedly practicing his craft on three minors.
Jesse Luna was arrested on suspicion of administering tattoos to three teenage girls he knew were underage, according to the Monterey County district attorney’s office.
California law prohibits anyone from tattooing or offering to tattoo anyone [...]

This is another article, from the LA Times about the MRSA study, and how it will be used as a baseline to start tracking the spread of MRSA in the U.S.A.
Drug-resistant bugs find sanctuary in our noses - Los Angeles Times
Because a study [...]

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 [...]