Councilman Tony Trout has a most eye opening post on his blog about MRSA in their local jail. The council asked the Greenville County Jail, “How many MRSA cases do we have?” and in response received a Power Point presentation about MRSA, and a whole lotta hooey. The response?
County Administrator Joe Kernell stated […]
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IslandPacket.com has the story of several athletes on Hilton Head island in SC who have been fighting MRSA as a result of very normal scratches and wounds attained during football games and practices:
The scratch on David Hutton’s left shin was an inch long and innocuous — the kind of “injury” an offensive lineman might suffer […]
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Via GreenvilleOnline.com:
Complaints about infections causing open sores among more than 30 prisoners and officers at the Greenville County jail prompted a federal judge to order an inspection by a doctor at the request of two lawyers investigating conditions there.
Prisoners and officers have reported sores on their hands, feet, scalp, back and face and some of […]
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