Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko told USA TODAY Sports the team planned to travel ... An NFL physicians survey determined there were 33 MRSA staph infections league-wide from 2006 to '08 – 11 ...

According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control): Education of athletes and coaches, good personal hygiene, and disinfection of shared equipment are essential to reduce MRSA infection in sports.

In general, athletes who play contact sports including football, soccer, basketball, rugby and lacrosse have a higher risk of getting MRSA. However, gymnasts, wrestlers and powerlifters are also ...

There's been new attention lately to the steps athletic programs are taking to prevent the spread of MRSA. It's an infection that can be deadly and athletes in contact sports can catch it through ...

The Fells case -- like Noble's nearly a decade ago -- shows how particularly difficult it is to completely eradicate MRSA in sports settings and how hard the bug is to shake once it does get a ...

A false-color scanning electron microscope image of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, better known as MRSA. College athletes who play football, soccer and other contact sports ...

Experts say the story highlights how athletes, especially those in contact sports, can face dangerous MRSA infections. Dr. Buddy Creech, pediatric infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt ...

Now with the New York Jets, Winslow showed a FOX Sports reporter the damage that MRSA caused. Winslow’s right knee has become more square-shaped than oval after he said the infection ate away at ...

People need to pay it (MRSA) a healthy respect for what it can do.'' Contributing to this report were AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner in Chicago; AP Sports Writers Joseph White in Washington ...

AP Photo/Gerald Herbert The Fells case -- like Noble's nearly a decade ago -- shows how particularly difficult it is to completely eradicate MRSA in sports settings and how hard the bug is to ...

Contact sports athletes are at higher risk for carrying MRSA, or becoming infected with the bacteria, because they have skin-to-skin contact with other players, and can have cuts that allow the ...