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Current Issues: MRSA



Recently, there has been a lot of media attention focused on MRS (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. NIOSH has released a webpage on MRSA which has a good deal of information not only focusing on the workplace, but providing some photographs of MRSA skin infections. The page may be accessed though the link below

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/mrsa/


For those of you concerned about MRSA in schools - you may wish to visit the Centers for Disease Control's MRSA site:
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/MRSAinSchools/


Please also refer to The Rhode Island Department of Health’s website which also has information on MRSA:
http://www.health.state.ri.us/topics/mrsa.php