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Tori Kinamon
Former Student Athlete, MRSA Survivor
Tori Kinamon is a former collegiate gymnast and MRSA survivor turned infection prevention advocate whose mission is to help other athletes avoid athletically-acquired infections. She graduated from Brown University in 2017 with a B.A. in Health and Human Biology, where she conducted clinical and laboratory research on MRSA in the Mylonakis Laboratory at Rhode Island Hospital. Tori is currently working with the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network on a project to standardize infection prevention and control procedures in high-school and collegiate athletic settings. She will be starting medical school at Duke University School of Medicine in the fall of 2019.
MRSA: An Invisible Opponent to Collegiate Athletes
6/4/2019
By Tori Kinamon
Former Student Athlete, MRSA Survivor
I remember looking out of a hospital window and seeing my college campus on the other side of the highway-- I was supposed to be there, studying for exams and training for my next gymnastics competition -- but instead I was battling a limb-threatening methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. Commonly described as a "superbug," MRSA is a type of bacteria resistant to antibiotics typically used to treat staph infections. This makes these infections particularly difficult to treat. I experienced this first-hand, as I had eight surgeries in 2 weeks, spent one month in the hospital, three months recovering at home, and finally embarked on a six-month journey back to collegiate athletics.
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MRSA: An Invisible Opponent to Collegiate Athletes
5/31/2019
By Tori Kinamon
Former Student Athlete, MRSA Survivor
I remember looking out of a hospital window and seeing my college campus on the other side of the highway-- I was supposed to be there, studying for exams and training for my next gymnastics competition -- but instead I was battling a limb-threatening methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. Commonly described as a "superbug," MRSA is a type of bacteria resistant to antibiotics typically used to treat staph infections. This makes these infections particularly difficult to treat. I experienced this first-hand, as I had eight surgeries in 2 weeks, spent one month in the hospital, three months recovering at home, and finally embarked on a six-month journey back to collegiate athletics.
Read more »
MRSA: An Invisible Opponent to Collegiate Athletes
5/31/2019
By Tori Kinamon
Former Student Athlete, MRSA Survivor
I remember looking out of a hospital window and seeing my college campus on the other side of the highway-- I was supposed to be there, studying for exams and training for my next gymnastics competition -- but instead I was battling a limb-threatening methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. Commonly described as a "superbug," MRSA is a type of bacteria resistant to antibiotics typically used to treat staph infections. This makes these infections particularly difficult to treat. I experienced this first-hand, as I had eight surgeries in 2 weeks, spent one month in the hospital, three months recovering at home, and finally embarked on a six-month journey back to collegiate athletics.
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