Yuba City school latest with student infection

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Yuba City school latest with student infection

The Associated Press

Article Launched: 11/03/2007 08:08:23 PM PDT

YUBA CITY, Calif.—A Yuba City elementary school is the latest to

announce that a student has an antibiotic-resistant infection.

Yuba City Unified School District is sending parents warning letters

about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus—commonly called

MRSA—after the staph infection was confirmed Friday.

The letter urges parents to have children wash their hands regularly

and to avoid sharing clothing or towels. The infected child's

classroom is also being disinfected.

Meanwhile, Chico State University is reporting 31 students have

tested positive for MRSA since January.