Financial analysis of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in a high school wrestler

Ryan, a 16-year-old male, is on the Junior Varsity Wrestling Team in a central California high school. Ryan is very active in multiple sports, school events, academics, and social events. [...]
The authors track the progression of an easily preventable skin infection of a high school athlete that occurred due to the lack of a cleanliness protocol in a high school gym. The extensive and expensive progress of the infection resulted in a major near-death event for the teen. Guidelines for school athletic programs are included. The ethical principle or justice supports nursing and public attention to prevention rather than tertiary care.