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!

10.09.2006
Columbus Schools Closed Because of MRSA
After a high school football player was hospitalized with a MRSA infection, Nelsonville-York schools in Athens County, Ohio, were closed for a day as custodians and teachers scrubbed every surface in sight. This was the first time an entire school district was closed due to MRSA, which is a skin infection that first appears as a spider bite or boil and, if left untreated, can become fatal. Read the full article from the Columbus Dispatch.