As a nail tech myself, I have been very interested in the infections received by people getting pedicures over the last decade. This is the first article about it that I have seen that says MRSA, although that is what I have thought […]
Entries Tagged as 'Texas'
MRSA in Nail Salons!
January 21st, 2006 · No Comments
Staph in Montgomery County
October 24th, 2005 · No Comments
This is right “next door” to us, in Texas:
Houston Community Newspapers Online - The Courier - 10/23/2005 - Staph in Montgomery County
A Willis High School football player was hospitalized several days ago with an infection caused by Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a strain of bacteria that has become resistant to Methicillin antibiotics. The football […]
Tags: CA-MRSA · Texas · MRSA in Schools/Athletics
Staph in Texas
October 21st, 2005 · No Comments
Here in Texas, for some reason, we seem to be a little more informed that the rest of the country. I am always seeing articles about it in the papers here, and my kids just last week brought an informational paper home from school about MRSA (and have the prior 2 years as well). […]
Tags: CA-MRSA · Texas · MRSA in Schools/Athletics · MRSA in the U.S.
Abstract: Epidemic of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A 14-Year Study at Driscoll Childre
October 7th, 2005 · No Comments
This study is from a Texas Children’s Hospital:
“Conclusion: The rapid emergence of CAMRSA as a cause of noninvasive and invasive infections in children, which started occurring in the 1990s, has reached epidemic proportions.”
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med — Abstract: Epidemic of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A 14-Year Study at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, October 2005, […]
Tags: MRSA in Children · Texas
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