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!

3.30.2009
High School Basketball Player Dies of Drug-Resistant Staph
A 17-year old high school student, Kyle Gagnon, died last week as a result of pneumonia which, pathologists revealed, was secondary to a staph infection. Kyle was a junior who played on the basketball team at Mohonasen High School in Rotterdam, New York.

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