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MRSA superbug reported at King County Jail [Seattle]
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Posted on 03/22/2008 11:00:01 AM PDT by Clint Williams
SEATTLE — The King County Jail had 65...
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TOPICS: US: Washington
KEYWORDS: corrections; inmates; mrsa
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SEATTLE — The King County Jail had 65 inmates with the MRSA "superbug" in a five-month period ending in February.
A Seattle-King County health official says it's unknown if they picked up the infection in jail or already had it when they were booked.
The official, Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, says the 65 were among 20,702 inmates released from the jail in that period.
A Justice Department report in November criticized the jail for failing to do enough cleaning to prevent the spread of the drug-resistant bacteria.
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posted on
03/22/2008 11:19:23 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
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To: Clint Williams; sionnsar
My step-mother when 83yrs old broke her hip. She was put in a nursing home in August 2003 and contracted MRSA. She passed away Christmas Eve. They say Hospitals and Nursing homes are among the top places to contact this.
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posted on
03/22/2008 1:10:55 PM PDT
by
Spunky
(You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
To: milford421
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posted on
03/23/2008 1:11:17 AM PDT
by
nw_arizona_granny
( Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig. ... . Mark Twain)
To: Spunky
Gyms, contact sports, it's the five C's.
Crowding, contact, compromised skin, contamination, and cleanliness (lack of).
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:43:19 PM PDT
by
MarMema
(kosovo will always be Serbian)
To: Clint Williams
There are two kinds of MRSA, hospital-acquired and community-acquired. I am guessing this might be the latter?
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:44:25 PM PDT
by
MarMema
(kosovo will always be Serbian)
To: Clint Williams
Hmmmm.....I have a friend whose son is there (LONG story)...he gets out in about 2 weeks. He’s had some sort of infection.....I’m thinking he had that....but was young enough to fight it, albeit with drugs they gave him.
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posted on
03/25/2008 1:29:18 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Being Challenged Builds Character; Being Coddled Destroys Character)
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