A Fox Chapel student is being treated for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, according to a school district letter sent to parents. A concerned parent sent the letter from the Fox Chapel Area School District to WTAE Channel 4 Action News on Monday night. The letter confirmed that a Dorseyville Middle School student is being treated for MRSA, a potentially fatal staph infection if not treated the right way. The letter stated that the student is being allowed to attend school as long as the infected area is covered
via Letter: Fox Chapel Student Under Treatment For MRSA – Health News Story – WTAE Pittsburgh.
For the second time in 15 months, a student at the Grand Prairie Elementary School in Will County has come down with a potentially fatal drug-resistant staph infection, officials said.Frankfort School District 157C Supt. Robert Madonia on Thursday said there is no indication the student contracted the infection at school.
The student infected was not in school, and the district received a letter from the student’s doctor confirming the child had methicillin resistant staphylococcus, or MRSA, and would return to school completely noninfectious, Madonia said.
via Student At Grand Prairie School In Frankfort Comes Down With MRSA – cbs2chicago.com.
An East Jessamine High School student has been cleared to return to class after being diagnosed with the antibiotic-resistant staph infection known as MRSA. That came after a West Jessamine junior died of complications from the infection last Tuesday. The Jessamine County school system has confirmed that the student was out of school for treatment and the system sent a letter home to parents letting them know about the situation.
via News/Talk 590 – WVLK – MRSA Student Back in School.
Parents were notified Monday that someone who had been in Wait Primary School Friday has been diagnosed with a MRSA infection. “We are stepping up our cleaning practices,” Superintendent Linda T. Keller said. Keller said the individual was not a student, but declined to give more details. The highest chance for students to contract the infection has “probably” passed, Keller said, adding the district wanted to warn parents of the situation and to make sure students were washing their hands regularly and taking showers or baths.
via Thegatewaynews.com – MRSA infection found at Wait.
The nurse quote below is unhelpful. The reality is that MRSA has several infection paths and that close contact is not the only vector.
The Pine-Richland School District said it will take any preventative measures necessary after a student was diagnosed with MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a skin infection that starts as small red bumps. The Allegheny County Health Department said it’s unlikely the disease will spread to anyone else in the school. “It really requires direct contact with the infected area where you have the skin infection,” said Guillermo Cole, of the health department. “In most cases, that’s not going to occur in normal school activities.”
via School District On Alert After Student Diagnosed With MRSA – News Story – WPXI Pittsburgh.
Parents gathered last week at Ebinger School in Edison Park to get details about a student being diagnosed last week with MRSA — an antibiotic-resistant skin infection –and what preventive measures were taken over the three-day weekend. Most of the parent meeting was closed to the news media, but officials later briefed the Edison-Norwood Times Review about the discussion. Officials said the message to those who filled many of the chairs in the gymnasium of the school, 7350 W. Pratt Ave., was that all the necessary precautions were taken and that children were no more at risk of becoming infected with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus at Ebinger than they were anywhere else.
via Ebinger School educates parents about skin infection :: News :: PIONEER PRESS :: Edison-Norwood Times Review.
Custodians have been cleaning Hopewell Elementary School extra carefully after school officials learned a student has contracted MRSA. A parent called the school system Wednesday and reported that her child tested positive for the staph infection, said Alan Bookman, superintendent of schools. Custodians cleaned the student’s classroom and the school’s common areas intensely that night, and returned for more cleaning the next night, he said.
via GLASTONBURY: Hopewell Gets Careful Cleaning — Courant.com.
The parent of the child, who attends Hamlin Elementary School, notified the office late Tuesday. The letter said the custodial department thoroughly cleaned the classroom in order to disinfect all surfaces. Custodial staff also performed a comprehensive cleaning in the other two kindergarten rooms, as well as the SAC/K-Club room, and the office clinic as a precautionary measure. “We share this information with you so that you can watch for symptoms and notify your pediatrician of the possible exposure,” read the letter signed by Hamlin Principal Gary S. Cornish.
“The child had run a temperature for three days and was experiencing a sore throat and mild headaches. The parent reported sores on the inside of the child’s throat. The child was out of school for several days but returned to school last Friday after being on the antibiotic; amoxicillin. Upon diagnosis of a staph infection, the doctor has prescribed a stronger antibiotic and the child will be out of school for a few more days.”
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A local school is being disinfected after a student reportedly contracted MRSA.An Orange County Middle School is cleaning locker rooms and PE equipment after a student was diagnosed with MRSA.School officials say a student at C.W. Stanford was diagnosed over the holidays. The child has been treated and cleared to return to school.Officials say no one else has had any signs of symptoms.
via School disinfecting after MRSA scare – 1/07/09 – Raleigh News – abc11.com.
