Incidence of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization and Soft Tissue Infection Among High School Football Players

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Table 1.

Student Characteristics

Demographics
Participation range per school (n)	13–54
Age range (years)	14–18
Age (mean years [SD])	15.9 (1.1)
Weight range (lb)	115–306
Weight (mean lb [SD])	183 (39.3)
MSSA colonization (n [%])	44 (23)
MRSA colonization	0

MSSA, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Table 2.

Infections Developed Over the Course of the Study

Clinical Diagnosis	Wound Culture Result	Treatment
Clinical Diagnosis	Wound Culture Result	Drug	Dose
Impetigo	Not done	TMP/SMX DS	BID × 7 days
Impetigo	Not done	Cephalexin	500 mg BID × 7 days
Impetigo	Not done	Mupirocin topical	Unknown
Impetigo	Not done	Doxycycline	100 mg BID × 10 days
Ringworm	Not done	Nystatin topical	BID × 5 days
Folliculitis barbae	MRSA negative	Cephalexin	500 mg BID × 7 days
Ringworm	MRSA negative	Mometasone topical 0.1% then clotrimazole topical	Unknown
Impetigo	MRSA negative	Unknown	Unknown
Impetigo	MRSA negative	TMP/SMX DS	BID × 7 days
Impetigo	MRSA negative	TMP/SMX DS	BID × 7 days

TMP/SMX, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; BID, twice a day.

Table 3.

Survey Results

Characteristic	Students (n [%])
Medical history
Skin infection during past year	40 (21)
Staph infection	11 (6)
MSSA	11 (6)
MRSA	0
History of MRSA	3 (2)
Hospitalization within the past year	27 (14)
Asthma	23 (12)
ADD	9 (5)
Acne	36 (20)
Diabetes	0
Other medical condition	11 (6)
Antibiotics within the past 3 months	65 (34)
Contacts with infection during last 6 months
Friend with Staph infection	20 (11)
Teammate with Staph infection	4 (2)
Sibling with Staph infection	3 (2)
Other with Staph infection	2 (1)
Shave
Face	163 (88)
Chest	28 (15)
Groin	83 (45)
Arms/legs	9 (5)
Position
Offensive lineman	65 (35)
Defensive lineman	73 (40)
Quarterback	16 (9)
Wide receiver	49 (26)
Running back	35 (19)
Tight end	21 (11)
Defensive back	57 (31)
Linebacker	53 (29)

Other medical condition included 4 students with allergies, one with asthma, one with hearing loss, one with a staphylococcal infection, one with a herniated disk, one with eye problems, one with an irregular heartbeat, and one with sickle cell trait.
Staph, staphylococcal; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; ADD, attention deficit disorder.