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MRSA infects Yale athletes
Daniela Brighenti & Paddy Gavin Oct 05, 2015
Staff Reporter & Contributing Reporter
Several Yale student-athletes have been diagnosed with MRSA, a strain of staphylococcus infection that has impacted both the baseball and women?s crew teams.
A member of the Yale baseball team, who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the topic, confirmed to the News that ?a few? of his teammates have been infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which, according to Richard Martinello, medical director of hospital epidemiology at Yale-New Haven Hospital, has a high resistance to certain antibiotics. A member of one of Yale?s men?s crew teams, who asked to remain anonymous for the same reason, also confirmed that at least one women?s oarsman has developed the infection. Martinello said cases of MRSA are not uncommon among athletes...
MRSA infects Yale athletes
Daniela Brighenti & Paddy Gavin Oct 05, 2015
Staff Reporter & Contributing Reporter
Several Yale student-athletes have been diagnosed with MRSA, a strain of staphylococcus infection that has impacted both the baseball and women?s crew teams.
A member of the Yale baseball team, who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the topic, confirmed to the News that ?a few? of his teammates have been infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which, according to Richard Martinello, medical director of hospital epidemiology at Yale-New Haven Hospital, has a high resistance to certain antibiotics. A member of one of Yale?s men?s crew teams, who asked to remain anonymous for the same reason, also confirmed that at least one women?s oarsman has developed the infection. Martinello said cases of MRSA are not uncommon among athletes...