Event Website
http://www.bates.edu/mt-david-summit.xml
Start Date
1-4-2011 1:45 PM
End Date
1-4-2011 3:00 PM
Description
Methicillin-resistant Staph. aureus (MRSA) infections as well as other Staph. infections are a very common problem in hospitals and communities. This project continued research done by Nate Johnson in 2009-2010 to further assess potential risk factors for the carriage and transmission of MRSA in the student population at Bates College. Given that students live in close contact with each other, often in crowded dorms with multiple roommates, and share the same public spaces and utilities, it is not surprising that MRSA has previously been found at Bates. In last year's study at Bates, skin diseases such as eczema were found to be a significant risk factor for Staph. infection. My study includes an assessment of how this year's period prevalence of MRSA and Staph. infections compares to last year's, and also includes an assessment of additional potential risk factors including usage of public athletic facilities, participation on sports teams, number of roommates, and recent antibiotic use.
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Risk Factors for the Carriage of Staph. aureus in the Student Population
Methicillin-resistant Staph. aureus (MRSA) infections as well as other Staph. infections are a very common problem in hospitals and communities. This project continued research done by Nate Johnson in 2009-2010 to further assess potential risk factors for the carriage and transmission of MRSA in the student population at Bates College. Given that students live in close contact with each other, often in crowded dorms with multiple roommates, and share the same public spaces and utilities, it is not surprising that MRSA has previously been found at Bates. In last year's study at Bates, skin diseases such as eczema were found to be a significant risk factor for Staph. infection. My study includes an assessment of how this year's period prevalence of MRSA and Staph. infections compares to last year's, and also includes an assessment of additional potential risk factors including usage of public athletic facilities, participation on sports teams, number of roommates, and recent antibiotic use.
http://scarab.bates.edu/mt_david_summit/MDS2011/02Poster/4