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MRSA, Silver, & Dr. Gordon’s comments

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

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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.

 

 

Low White Blood Cell Count Distinguishes Lyme Arthritis

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November 13, 2009 (Washington, DC) — The odds that a child living in a Lyme-endemic area of the United States who presents with a joint effusion will be diagnosed as having Lyme arthritis is 29%. The odds are even higher (44%) if the affected joint is the knee. The leukocyte count is useful in distinguishing between septic and Lyme arthritis, researchers announced here.

“There was an increase in the number of cases in the United States by 101% over the past 15 years, possibly due to increased recognition of Lyme disease,” said Aristides I. Cruz Jr., MD, resident in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. During his presentation, he noted that 93% of all Lyme disease cases arise from 10 states, most in the Northeast United States.

Low White Blood Cell Count Distinguishes Lyme Arthritis From Septic Arthritis

November 13, 2009 (Washington, DC) – The odds that a child living in a Lyme-endemic area of the United States who presents with a joint effusion will be diagnosed as having Lyme arthritis is 29%. The odds are even higher (44%) if the affected joint is the knee. The leukocyte count is useful in distinguishing between septic and Lyme arthritis, researchers announced here.

“There was an increase in the number of cases in the United States by 101% over the past 15 years, possibly due to increased recognition of Lyme disease,” said Aristides I. Cruz Jr., MD, resident in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. During his presentation, he noted that 93% of all Lyme disease cases arise from 10 states, most in the Northeast United States. Continued

Low White Blood Cell Count Distinguishes Lyme Arthritis From Septic Arthritis

Low White Blood Cell Count Distinguishes Lyme Arthritis From Septic Arthritis
Crina Frincu-Mallos, PhD

November 13, 2009 (Washington, DC) — The odds that a child living in a Lyme-endemic area of the United States who presents with a joint effusion will be diagnosed as having Lyme arthritis is 29%. The odds are even higher (44%) if the affected joint is the knee. The leukocyte count is useful in distinguishing between septic and Lyme arthritis, researchers announced here. Continued