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Staph infection reported among wrestlers
Infection Control Monitor, January 13, 2006
Health officials have diagnosed four members of the Adirondack Wildcats varsity wrestling team in New York with a staph infection resistant to most antibiotics, according to the Oneida County Health Department, the Rome Sentinel reports.
The infection, mehicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is caused by the staphylococcus aureus organism which is commonly found on the skin. When the organism gets into the lungs or into the body through openings in the skin it can cause significant infections such as pneumonia or boils.
According to the Oneida County Health Department, people carrying the organism are usually healthy and have no symptoms, but it can be dangerous if passed on to someone who is already ill. Health officials have treated the athletes at Adirondack since last Thursday and school officials are excluding them from participation with the squad until the infection is gone.
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