Virginia Teen Dies From Staph Infection
posted 1:08 pm Tue October 16, 2007 - Bedford, Va.
Veronica Bonds says her 17-year-old son Ashton Bonds, a senior at Staunton River High School, died Monday at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after being diagnosed with MRSA. She says Ashton complained of pain in his side on October 4th and last week, doctors found that a MRSA infection had spread to his kidneys, liver, lungs and the muscles around his heart.
Bedford School Superintendent James Blevins said the schools are closed Tuesday for cleaning.MRSA is a strain of staph bacteria that does not respond to penicillin and related antibiotics but can be treated with other drugs. The infection can be spread by skin-to-skin contact or sharing an item used by an infected person, particularly one with an open wound.
At least three MRSA cases have been reported in Bedford in recent weeks.
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