CDC Release on Staph Infections

noah_zucker@yahoo.com (Noah Zucker) wrote in message news:<462ee91a.0310160539.6337e14f@posting.google. com>...
> See USA Today Article:
> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2003-...fections_x.htm

I found the following link on fencing.net and thought that it should
be re-posted here:

URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5233a4.htm

CDC - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - August 22, 2003
"Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among
Competitive Sports Participants --- Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
and Los Angeles County, 2000--2003"

From the article:
"[Fencing] club members, coaches, and administrators were instructed
in MRSA transmission control measures. These included:
1) increased hand hygiene,
2) showering with soap after every practice or tournament,
3) covering cuts and abrasions with a bandage until healed,
4) laundering personal items such as towels and supporters after each
use,
5) cleaning or laundering shared athletic equipment such as pads or
helmets at least once a week but ideally after each use,
6) establishing a routine cleaning schedule for the sensor wires, and
7) consulting a health-care provider for wounds that do not heal or
appear infected.
No further infections have been reported."