Two of the three Piedmont Judicial Circuit Superior Court judges who serve Jackson, Barrow and Banks counties are facing serious medical issues.
Judge Joe Booth, Commerce, was put in intensive care unit at Athens Regional Medical Center over the weekend while Judge David Motes, Jefferson, is facing surgery this coming Thursday.
Booth went to the hospital late last week with flu-like symptoms. The problem was later found to be related to his colon. He had emergency colon removal surgery and has also developed a blood infection.
Motes will undergo surgery Thursday at Athens Regional Medical Center related to a bone infection.
Superior Court Judge Booth in ICU; Judge David Motes facing surgery
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vickidee
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12/18/08 at 09:04 AM
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Could we have a little more info here? It just has me wondering, since both of these men are judges and both of them have an infection, are the infections MRSA?? It is a known fact that MRSA is running rampant in all jails and these men come in contact with prisoners from these jails. Could this be where their infection came from? Maybe they had an open wound during one of their court sessions? This is a very serious widespread infection that needs more attention than it is getting in our county.
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rod'
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12/18/08 at 05:40 PM
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Really, you are going to start a panic. I think there needs to be more research here everyone has MRSA on their skin. So research it more and then let us know what you think.
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Libservative
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12/20/08 at 03:46 AM
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Rod: You're pretty close. MRSA is basically staph that is resistant to penicillin. It can still be treated with Vancomycin. Staph is present on everyone's skin. MRSA is not present on everyone's skin but more every day. MRSA causes no more infections than regular staph but is harder to treat. If you go to a hospital you would most likely come in contact with MRSA.