USA Hockey Magazine published a great article about MRSA infections and hockey players.

"Bacteria can lurk on the equipment, which allows a means for infection to spread quickly among teammates, opponents and through an entire athletic program."

Read the entire story online to learn about the dangers of stinky equipment!

9.25.2006
High Schools in MI Dealing with MRSA
High school athletes in Michigan are dealing with common staph infections and with the not-so-common MRSA - pronounced "mer-sa" - as is the case in many other schools around the country. MRSA is a form of a staph bacteria that causes skin infections that doesn't respond to certain antibiotics and, if misdiagnosed, can cause death. Community-based MRSA, which is the form of MRSA that affects athletes, has attacked high school, college and professional sports teams from coast to coast and caused the deaths of otherwise healthy athletes. Experts warn that MRSA is very contagious and that coaches need to keep an eye on any wounds that their players get. Read more from The Saginaw News.

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