MRSA: Protecting Student Athletes


For complete article: "www.mayoclinic.com"
01/24/2011 - By Mayoclinic Staff Writer
(Excerpt from article)
"MRSA — or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — has been a problem in hospital and health care settings for decades. More recently, this highly drug-resistant bacterium has become a problem among otherwise healthy school-age athletes. Is your child at risk? What can you do to protect against MRSA infection? James Steckelberg, M.D., an infectious disease specialist at Mayo Clinic, answers these and other common questions about MRSA. "


http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mrsa/ID00049