MRSA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(MRSA) infection is caused by a type of staph
bacteria that's become resistant to many of
the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph
infections.

Symptoms
Staph skin infections, including MRSA, generally
start as swollen, painful red bumps that might
look like pimples or spider bites. The affected
area might be:
Warm to the touch
Full of pus or other drainage
Accompanied by a fever
These red bumps can quickly turn into deep,
painful boils (abscesses) that require surgical
draining.

Risk Factors
Risk factors for HA-MRSA:
Being hospitalized
Having an invasive medical device
Residing in a long-term care facility
Risk factors for CA-MRSA
Participating in contact sports
Living in crowded or unsanitary conditions
Men having sex with men
Having HIV infection
Using illicit injected drugs

Prevention
Preventing HA-MRSA
Visitors and health care workers caring for
people in isolation may need to wear
protective garments
Follow strict hand hygiene procedures
Hospital rooms, surfaces and equipment,
need to be properly disinfected and
cleaned regularly
Preventing CA-MRSA
Wash your hands
Keep wounds covered
Sanitize linens

Treatment Antibiotic resistance

Both health care-associated and MRSA is the result of decades of
community-associated strains of often unnecessary antibiotic use.
MRSA still respond to certain For years, antibiotics have been
antibiotics. Doctors may need to prescribed for colds, flu and other
perform emergency surgery to viral infections that don't respond
drain large boils (abscesses), in to these drugs. Even when
addition to giving antibiotics. In antibiotics are used appropriately,
some cases, antibiotics may not they contribute to the rise of
be necessary. drug-resistant bacteria.

Information https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mrsa/symptoms-causes/syc-20375336
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mrsa/diagnosis-treatment/drc-
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