The CDC Speaks Out About MRSA Infections

by Meagan Dorsch

In this edition of The Buzz at State Legislatures podcast, I sit down with five doctors from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia to talk about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a staph infection resistant to antibiotics.

This "Superbug" gained national media attention after a high school student in Virginia died due to complications from MRSA and several schools across the country shut down to disinfect. 

In our podcast, the doctors break down what an MRSA infection is and destroy some myths surrounding it. They also give advice on what we can all do to stay healthy and how  legislatures may play a role.  Listen to the podcast

The doctors featured will identify themselves before speaking:

• John Jernigan, MD, MS, deputy branch chief, Prevention and Response Branch, DHQP
• Scott Fridkin, MD, deputy branch chief, Surveillance Branch, DHQP
• Jeff Hageman, MHS, epidemiologist, Prevention and Response Branch
• Deron Burton, MD, JD, Medical epidemiologist, Surveillance Branch, DHQP
• Chesley Richards, MD, MPH, FACP deputy division director for Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.