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 “This [...]
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Greenville, SC Asks Jail: How Many MRSA Cases Do We Have?
February 15th, 2007 · 25 Comments
Tags: Awareness · Infection Prevention · MRSA · MRSA in Prisons · MRSA in the U.S. · South Carolina
MRSA in Hilton Head Athletes
November 20th, 2006 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: CA-MRSA · Infection Prevention · MRSA · MRSA in Schools/Athletics · MRSA in the U.S. · South Carolina
Staph infection complaints lead to probe at jail
July 7th, 2006 · 8 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: MRSA · MRSA in Prisons · MRSA in the U.S. · South Carolina