Drug-Resistant Staph Infection Spreads to Gyms, Day Care

Drug-Resistant Staph Infection Spreads to Gyms, Day Care: "Drug-Resistant Staph Infection Spreads to Gyms, Day Care
By Stefan Lovgren
for National Geographic News
April 25, 2006

A potentially lethal strain of staph infection was once a worry mainly in hospitals. But MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is becoming increasingly common in gyms, day care centers, prisons, and other venues where people are in close contact and hygiene is often lacking."