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Kettering school confirms case of MRSA
Updated 9:23 PM Friday, September 18, 2009
KETTERING ? A confirmed case of MRSA has turned up at Kettering Middle School, its principal said Friday, Sept. 18.
Principal Doug Cozad alerted parents and guardians about the situation in a phone message, according to a parent who contacted the Dayton Daily News.
Details as to how the school, 3000 Glengarry Drive, discovered the case were not immediately available.
According to the parent, Cozad, in his phone message, said that a letter explaining the situation and what will happen next regarding the school would be sent to parents and guardians next week.
Cozad also passed along general instructions to parents and guardians as to what to look for in the way of possible signs of the staph bacteria.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a potentially dangerous type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics and may cause skin and other infections.
People can get MRSA through direct contact with an infected person or by sharing personal items, such as towels or razors that have touched infected skin.
The CDC instructs that if you or someone in your family experiences signs and symptoms, cover the area with a bandage and contact your health care professional. It is especially important to contact your health care professional if signs and symptoms of an MRSA skin infection are accompanied by a fever.
Most staph skin infections, including MRSA, appear as a bump or infected area on the skin that may be red, swollen, painful, warm to the touch, full of pus or other drainage accompanied by a fever.
Kettering school confirms case of MRSA
Updated 9:23 PM Friday, September 18, 2009
KETTERING ? A confirmed case of MRSA has turned up at Kettering Middle School, its principal said Friday, Sept. 18.
Principal Doug Cozad alerted parents and guardians about the situation in a phone message, according to a parent who contacted the Dayton Daily News.
Details as to how the school, 3000 Glengarry Drive, discovered the case were not immediately available.
According to the parent, Cozad, in his phone message, said that a letter explaining the situation and what will happen next regarding the school would be sent to parents and guardians next week.
Cozad also passed along general instructions to parents and guardians as to what to look for in the way of possible signs of the staph bacteria.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a potentially dangerous type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics and may cause skin and other infections.
People can get MRSA through direct contact with an infected person or by sharing personal items, such as towels or razors that have touched infected skin.
The CDC instructs that if you or someone in your family experiences signs and symptoms, cover the area with a bandage and contact your health care professional. It is especially important to contact your health care professional if signs and symptoms of an MRSA skin infection are accompanied by a fever.
Most staph skin infections, including MRSA, appear as a bump or infected area on the skin that may be red, swollen, painful, warm to the touch, full of pus or other drainage accompanied by a fever.