Matthew Davis Did Not Survive; But His Case Is Shedding Light On MRSA In Hospitals
A “World MRSA Day” is being pushed by a Chicago-based nonprofit known as the MRSA Survivors Network.
"As governments and world agencies continue to put their focus on swine flu and prepare to spend billions of dollars on it as they did with Avian flu; the true epidemic/pandemic, MRSA continues to be virtually ignored", says Jeanine Thomas, president of MRSA Survivors Network and the National Spokesperson for MRSA.
"It is unconscionable what has been allowed to happen and MRSA has been swept under the carpet in healthcare facilities for decades and the purpose of World MRSA Day is to raise awareness."
Her comments were included in a longer article that can be found in Medical News Today.
3M, Tec Labs, Cepheid, and Pfizer are among the U.S. health care companies that have signed on to the “World MRSA Day” campaign. The Chicago group is focusing on the U.S. and U.K. Some preliminary events are planned for October.
Meanwhile, the swine flu death earlier this month of 13-year old Matthew Davis of Buffalo, NY is coming in for attention because of the role methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) played in his death. The boy was a healthy teenager before becoming “co-infected” with both swine flu and MRSA.
The Buffalo News has the story.
