Officials try to calm fears over jail illness ; Six Cumberland County Jail inmates are being treated for a resistant strain of staphylococcus.

From: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) | Date: May 26, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

DAVID HENCH Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
05-26-2005
Officials try to calm fears over jail illness ; Six Cumberland County Jail inmates are being treated for a resistant strain of staphylococcus.
Byline: DAVID HENCH Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: FRONT
Memo: SERIOUS STAPH STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, commonly known as staph, is one of the most common causes of skin infections. Staph bacteria can live harmlessly on the skin but once the skin is broken, infection can occur. Infections usually result in pimples or boils but can become more serious, resulting in bloodstream infections ...

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