MRSA, Silver, & Dr. Gordon’s comments

Linda — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:25:19 +0000

Please realize how much more valuable these suggestions and guidelines to athletes would be if they were informed about oral and topical use of ACS 200.

The whole problem becomes entirely manageable instantly but I fear that the reasons for this outbreak are much more complex and ominous.

Garry F. Gordon MD,DO,MD(H)
President, Gordon Research Institute
www.gordonresearch.com

Link: http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.asp?rID=37500

Excerpt:

By Darren L. Johnson, MD
ORTHOPEDICS 2009; 32:180
In this issue of ORTHOPEDICS, Dr Darren L. Johnson discusses the risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections in athletes.

Why does methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) occur in athletes?
Many risk factors for MRSA infections have been identified. While these are not specific to athletic populations, athletes may encounter them more frequently than the general population.

Strains of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in southern Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, et al

Linda — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:14:11 +0000

Rates of infection of Amblyomma americanum (L.) by Ehrlichia chaffeensis were
compared in 100 ticks collected from sites in each of four states: Indiana,
North Carolina, Kentucky, and Mississippi. The overall infection rates were
similar among sites, ranging from 1 to 4%. Because pathogenic differences may
exist between E. chaffeensis strains, nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
amplification of the variable-length PCR target (VLPT), and sequencing of the
amplicons were performed to differentiate between strains. The most common
infecting strains at all sites exhibited a repeat profile of 1,2,3,4
(corresponding to the Arkansas/Jax/Osceola and Liberty strains). To determine
whether the minimum infection rates (MIRs) or the most common infecting strain
were changing over time in southern Indiana sites, 2765 ticks from six counties
in 2000 and 837 ticks from seven counties in 2004 also were examined in pools of
five ticks per pool. The MIRs for 2000 and 2004 were 3.5 and 4.2% respectively,
suggesting that the overall MIRs remained low. At two sites, in Pike and
Harrison counties, however, infection rates more than doubled from 2000 to 2004
(7 to 16% and 0.3 to 2.7% respectively). Across all sites, the most common
infecting strains (Arkansas/Jax/Osceola and Liberty) did not significantly
change (68% in 2000; 79% in 2004).

J Med Entomol. 2009 Nov;46(6):1468-73.

Strains of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in southern Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, and
North Carolina.

Seddighzadeh A, Pinger RR, Zercher A, Steiner FE, Klyachko O, Vann CN, Clay K,
Fuqua C.

Biogen Idec, 14 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.

Kentucky – F.I.G.H.T for your health!

MRSA, Silver, & Dr. Gordon’s comments

Strains of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in southern Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, et al