Doctors Say Contracting Strain of MRSA Staph Super bug Is Not Cause For Panic

(Columbus, Georgia) June 10, 2008

Bug bites. Splinters. Major and minor cuts. All these typical summertime injuries are an open invitation for skin infection. Unfortunately, with the threat of community-acquired MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) those skin infections can be a serious health problem.

“If skin starts getting hot, the skin is red, or begins to weep or rise as it fills with fluid just under the surface, those are signs a person needs to seek medical treatment,” said Dr. Jeff Kingsley, CEO of Southeast Regional Research.

A FDA-regulated research facility, Southeast Regional Research Group conducts clinical research studies for many of the nation’s pharmaceutical research industry leaders. The nation-wide concern over community-acquired MRSA has prompted many local physicians at hospitals and urgent care clinics to refer their patients to Southeast Regional Research Group to receive the latest medical treatment for complicated and uncomplicated skin infections.

“Through medical research conducted over the past year in Columbus we have found that 100 percent of our patients with MRSA infections carry the most recent and most concerning new mutation,” Dr. Kingsley said.

Working with Dr. Kingsley, Dr. Joseph G. Surber, CPI, has also seen the prevalence of MRSA in Columbus.

“The good news here is that every patient we treat is getting the latest, most effective medication and treatment to fight this potentially deadly infection,” Dr. Surber added. “On top of that, we’re helping the medical world attack this problem before it becomes an epidemic.”

If you are concerned your summer-time injury has gotten infected, call Southeast Regional Research Group at 888-SERRG-08 (888-737-7408). Located at 5210 Armour Road, Suite 400, our standard office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., with our staff on call 24/7 to treat patients as their needs arise.

Qualified participants will receive study-related procedures and investigational medication at no cost. Participants in our clinical research studies must be 18 years or older.

About Dr. Kingsley and Dr. Surber

Drs. Jeffrey Kingsley and Joseph Surber, founders of Columbus-based Southeast Regional Research Group, an arm of SERRG, Inc., have worked side-by-side for the past seven years in this and other ventures. Both Drs. Kingsley and Surber are Board Certified Family Physicians.

Dr. Kingsley is licensed in Alabama and Georgia, and has conducted medical research since 2002 in the following therapeutic areas: Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology and Wound Care.

Licensed in Georgia, Dr. Surber holds faculty positions with the Medical College of Georgia and Mercer University. Dr. Surber has been conducting medical research since 2005 in the following therapeutic areas: Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology and Wound Care.

About Southeast Regional Research Group

A FDA-regulated research facility, Southeast Regional Research Group conducts clinical research studies for many of the nation’s leaders in pharmaceutical and medical device research. Southeast Regional Research Group has four clinical sites in Georgia (Columbus, Hinesville, Rincon and Savannah) and a clinical site in Alexander City, Alabama. At each clinical research site, Southeast Regional Research Group physicians and staff work with a local network of hospitals, government and community-run healthcare clinics, and inpatient- and outpatient-based physicians in our mission to provide compassionate medical care in our community.

As a research facility under the governance of several Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), Southeast Regional Research Group is steadfast in our commitment to communicate the volunteer’s condition with both the volunteer and the volunteer’s primary or referring physician. We are currently participating in clinical research trials which study the latest medical treatments for common health conditions such as Acne, High Blood Pressure, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Skin Infections.

About SERRG Inc.

As a Multi-Specialty Management Organization (MSMO), Columbus, Georgia-based, SERRG Inc. provides a bridge between cutting-edge research and technology and the medical community, including the patients we serve. This bridge provides quality medical care to our patients, benefit to the medical community, and high quality, accurate and unbiased study data for our Contract Research Organizations (CROs) and sponsors. SERRG Inc. strives to provide our clients with excellent customer service and research that decreases costs, improves quality and helps bring medical products to market sooner.

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 4:51 pm and is filed under Media.