methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureusPhiladelphia High School Student Dies from MRSA

A 17-year-old Philadelphia high school student has died after contracting a drug-resistant staph infection, officials said. Saalen Jones, a senior at Martin Luther King High School, died September 23, 2008 after developing the contagious infection known as methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MRSA infections have increased in recent years, particularly among those who have been hospitalized, spent time in jail or prison, or in gyms and locker rooms, officials said. MRSA is also more common in poorer, urban neighborhoods, officials said.

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