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MRSA outbreak in Swampscott schools
October 7, 2016
By Gayla Cawley
SWAMPSCOTT ? Three cases of MRSA, a staph infection, have been diagnosed at Swampscott schools in recent weeks.
Two of the cases were diagnosed at Stanley Elementary School and one case was reported at Swampscott High School. All students are under treatment by a physician and the schools have consulted with the state?s public health department and the Center for Disease Control for guidelines on how to handle the situation, Superintendent Pamela Angelakis said in a letter sent home to parents on Thursday.
Angelakis stated that she does not believe the infection was contracted at either school and that it?s unlikely the transmission of the bacteria was from student to student...
MRSA outbreak in Swampscott schools
October 7, 2016
By Gayla Cawley
SWAMPSCOTT ? Three cases of MRSA, a staph infection, have been diagnosed at Swampscott schools in recent weeks.
Two of the cases were diagnosed at Stanley Elementary School and one case was reported at Swampscott High School. All students are under treatment by a physician and the schools have consulted with the state?s public health department and the Center for Disease Control for guidelines on how to handle the situation, Superintendent Pamela Angelakis said in a letter sent home to parents on Thursday.
Angelakis stated that she does not believe the infection was contracted at either school and that it?s unlikely the transmission of the bacteria was from student to student...