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-Emily Dickinson

National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) "PLAY SAFE AND CLEAN: HOW TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COMMUNICABLE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN SECONDARY SCHOOL SPORTS"
March 2007 - Organization Addresses Potential Risks and Offers Prevention Tips

Infectious diseases researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are noticing a significant increase in the number of infections due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and the number of asymptomatic individuals who harbor the organism in their bodies.
March 2005

MRSA - Each infection costs $14,000 to cure
March 2005

McBurney: Make hospital infection rates public
January 2005

Pro Football Players Pass Staph Infections
January 2005

Bacterial Skin Infections Increasing
January 2005

Hospital aims to blast bugs in campaign
January 2005

Wipe out superbugs . . call the mops
December 2004 News.Scotsman.com

21 inmates suffering from staph infections
December 2004 - Two treated for type that is resistant to antibiotics

Youki spray halts the spread of superbug MRSA bacterium
December 2004 News-Medical.net, World

ZYVOX(R) shows high success rate for patients who develop MRSA
December 2004 Medical News Today, UK - Dec 15, 2004

Focus on hospital-acquired infections Bill on governor's desk
September 2004 - Goal to reduce 9,000 yearly deaths

Information 'key to tackling superbugs'
July 2004 BBC News

60 Minutes Report on MRSA
April 2004 CBS News

CDC's Gerberding Warns of Anti-Microbial-Resistant Infections
February 2004 CDC director Dr. Julie Gerberding

Experimental Protection of Mice against Lethal Staphylococcus aureus Infection by Novel Bacteriophage
February 2003 Journal of Infectious Diseases

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Competitive Sports Participants
September 2000 - February 2003

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections hit Los Angeles
March 2003 Young, Otherwise Healthy Women Affected Los Angelos, USA

Surprising Role For Staph's Toxic Shock Toxin
July 2002 Science Daily


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