More than skin-deep. (Outbreak).Health officials are trying to figure out why an outbreak of drug-resistant staph infections has hit gay men in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). reported January 27 that the skin infections, which appear as ugly boils, started turning up last fall. Doctors recently confirmed a connection between the cases but have yet to figure out where the bacteria originated or how it spread. Robert Bolan, MD, of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center provides a broad array of services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Its clinic and on-site pharmacy offers free and low-cost health, mental health, HIV/AIDS medical care and HIV/STD testing and prevention. , said the warm, moist environments of gyms and bathhouses are an ideal breeding ground for the bacteria. "The best thing for everyone to do is take precautions," he said. "Staph staph n. Staphylococcus. staph adj. can be transmitted through nonsexual contact. Shower immediately after working out and bring two towels to the gym, one to wipe yourself off and one to cover the equipment." |
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