MRSA Notes

Like many other athletic groups across the country, the Boston Celtics have had their own battle with MRSA. Paul Pierce and Delonte West have both had recent infections and yesterday the Celtics announced “the organization has sustained a small bacterial infection issue.” They go on to say that they are “aggressively undertaking steps […]

Just barely more than a week after classes have officially gotten under way at Stang High School in Massachusetts, 2 confirmed cases of MRSA and one unconfirmed case have appeared among their male student athletes.
Mrs. Dougall [the principal] said letters were sent home Tuesday to the parents of the school’s male and female […]

TheBostonChannel is looking for people who have been battling MRSA in their families for an interview for an upcoming story - email rhondamann@hearst.com if you would like to be included.
Boston, Massachusetts, MRSAShare This

My dear hubby, Marshall Jones is going to be interviewed about his MRSA infection on Nitebeat on CN8 in Boston tonight at 7pm Eastern time. If you would like to listen to the interview, the show will be streamed on the web simultaneously at ne.cn8.tv, just click the CN8 Live link on the left […]

…that MRSA is a bacteria, not a virus, but there is no contact information.  Have I ever mentioned that I really appreciate having contact information on a web site?
Hospitals Take Measures To Protect Patients From VirusBOSTON — Some local hospitals are taking extreme […]

BostonHerald.com - Local / Regional News: Prison critics rip medical care
The Department of Correction for months ignored the medical needs of a paraplegic inmate afflicted with a gaping, bacteria-ridden bedsore, forcing him to be hospitalized in an intensive care unit in Boston for a week, the inmate’s lawyer said yesterday.
Prison reform […]

This is just a bizarre little article, I think, from several perspectives. I cannot believe they are still using the word rare in relation with MRSA.
TheBostonChannel.com - As Seen On NewsCenter 5 - Skin Disease Infecting Prisoners
BOSTON — A rare, and potentially deadly, skin bacteria is infecting prisoners across the state. It’s […]

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 […]