MRSA - Info You Need

by Michael Sheyahshe, IDS

Dr. Ronald Greenfield provides important information about MRSA and how to defend against it. The CDC has additional information, which you can find here.

Dr. Ronald Greenfield is a Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chief of the Infectious Diseases Section at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Dr. Greenfield graduated from SUNY, State University of New York, with a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1977 and received a Master of Science degree in Biostatistics in 1993 from the University of Oklahoma, College of Public Health. He also received a Bachelor of Science cum laude and with Distinction in Psychology from Ohio State University in 1972. He did his Internship and Residency in Medicine and a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Wisconsin with a completion date of 1980.

Dr. Greenfield is a nationally recognized expert in antimicrobial therapy, HIV/AIDS, and Bioterrorism. He is a highly sought after speaker for local and national speaking engagements. He also holds other administrative positions in addition to his title of Section Chief of Infectious Diseases. He is well published in national medical journals. His principal interests are treatment of HIV/AIDS infection, opportunistic infections, medical mycology, and cryptosporidiosis.

MRSA INFO: CDC Features - Q&A about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

by Paul Woodson, Ph.D.

Answers to commonly asked questions about preventing the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections.
CDC, along with parents and school officials, wants to do everything possible to protect students from MRSA skin infections. These are commonly asked questions that will help parents and school officials prevent the spread of MRSA in schools.
CDC Features - Q&A about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Schools