MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staph Aureus
October 2, 2008
MRSA is a bacterium belonging to a group known as Staphylococci. It is re
sistant to an many antibiotics and can cause serious illness requiring hospital treatment. According to the to the CDC ( Center for Disease Control) , there were 94,000 MRSA cases in 2005 and killed 19,000..
About 30% of people have harmless Staph within the nose, and only !% of people have MRSA.
MRSA infections commonly occur in hospitals and health care settings. But now the CDC estimateses that 12% of infections are community associated (CA-MRSA). Skin to skin contact with mats and gymm gym equipment is contributing to the spread of MRSA in public gyms.
Handwashing and the use of touchless towel dispensers and door openers prevent contamination
with this “superbug”.