UK Sports Medicine 0 Report post Posted November 18, 2009 Hello Coaches, parents and wrestlers. UK Sports Medicine wants you to be safe this season, so take the same steps that we our schools (Lafayette, Dunbar, Tates Creek, Bryan Station, Henry Clay and Woodford Co) use to avoid and or treat MRSAStaphylococcus Infection (MRSA) ProtocolPurpose: To establish steps to be taken when Community Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) is suspected and/or confirmed within the high school athletic department.Definition: MRSA is a strain of staphylococcus that is resistant to antibiotics called betalactams. Beta-lactam antibiotics include methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca_public.html#2). MRSA can be contracted by skin-to-skin contact, sharing of personal hygiene items (i.e. razors or towels), athletic equipment, and contact sports. MRSA can cause skin infections that may look like a pimple or boil and can be red, swollen, painful, and/or have pus or other drainage (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca_public.html#6). Signs/Symptoms: What does MRSA look like? Staph infections often begin with an open wound Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
