Staph Infection Prompts Lawsuit by Former Athelete

A former student athlete at Iona College has filed a lawsuit against the school alleging that unsanitary conditions caused him to develop a dangerous drug-resistant staph infection in 2005. Nick Zaffarese contends that players routinely share equipment and towels and that team trainers initially dismissed the MRSA infection. The college recently stepped up disinfection procedures and hygiene education after 10 members of a sports team were diagnosed with MRSA in September. AP, LA Times 11/02/2007