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Sa'Bachthani-Jasmine Richardson

MRSA infection - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
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  • HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints.
  • This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil.
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints.
  • Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community — among healthy people
  • pread by skin-to-skin contact. At-risk populations include groups such as high school wrestlers, child care workers and people who live in crowded conditions.
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints. Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community — among healthy people. This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil. It's spread by skin-to-skin contact. At-risk populations include groups such as high school wrestlers, child care workers and people who live in crowded conditions.
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      Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints. Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community - among healthy people. This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil. It's spread by skin-to-skin contact. At-risk populations include groups such as high school wrestlers, child care workers and people who live in crowded conditions.
  • strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers.
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints.
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers.
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
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      we are actually looking for hospital acquired sickness
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      remember we are looking for hospital acquired sickness
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    "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints. Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community - among healthy people. This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil. It's spread by skin-to-skin contact. At-risk populations include groups such as high school wrestlers, child care workers and people who live in crowded conditions."
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    "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections."
kanderson956

MRSA infection Complications - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • MRSA infections may affect your: Bloodstream Lungs Heart Bones Joints
shaneep110

Hepatitis B Definition - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV).
  • For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months.
  • Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis — a condition that causes permanent scarring of the liver.
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  • Most people infected with hepatitis B as adults recover fully, even if their signs and symptoms are severe.
  • nfants and children are more likely to develop a chronic hepatitis B infection.
  • A vaccine can prevent hepatitis B, but there's no cure if you have it. If you're infected, taking certain precautions can help prevent spreading HBV to others.
apettistate345

MRSA: Understand your risk and how to prevent infection - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — or MRSA —
  • highly drug-resistant bacterium
  • MRSA is a type of bacterium that can resist the effects of many common antibiotics.
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  • MRSA first surfaced in hospitals
  • decades
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      Its been a problem for decades
  • MRSA that occur in nonhospital settings.
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      is now becoming more common
  • An MRSA skin infection looks like a boil, pimple or spider bite that may be: Red Swollen Painful Pus-filled and oozing
  • Back of the neck Groin Buttock Armpit Beard area on men
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      where its commonly found
  • Skin-to-skin contact
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      how its spread
  • Touching contaminated objects.
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      ditto
  • ability makes MRSA infections much more difficult to cure.
  • infections typically affect the skin of otherwise healthy individuals
  • it often caused serious bloodstream infections in people who were sick with other diseases and conditions
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    Great for over all understanding of disease
kanderson956

MRSA infection Risk factors - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • Being hospitalized. MRSA remains a concern in hospitals, where it can attack those most vulnerable — older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Having an invasive medical device. Medical tubing — such as intravenous lines or urinary catheters — can provide a pathway for MRSA to travel into your body. Residing in a long-term care facility. MRSA is prevalent in nursing homes. Carriers of MRSA have the ability to spread it, even if they're not sick themselves.
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      Risk factors for HA-MRSA
shaneep110

Hepatitis A Definition - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. The hepatitis A virus is one of several types of hepatitis viruses that cause inflammation that affects your liver's ability to function.
  • You're most likely to contract hepatitis A from contaminated food or water or from close contact with someone who's already infected.
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      The Person's stool is what gets you infected.
  • Practicing good hygiene — including washing your hands often — is one of the best ways to protect against hepatitis A. Effective vaccines are available for people who are most at risk.
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      Rule Number one of Health Care - Wash Your Hands!
ccsizmadia306

MRSA infection Prevention - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • people who are infected or colonized with MRSA often are placed in isolation as a precaution to prevent the spread of MRSA.
  • Wash your hands.
  • Scrub hands briskly for at least 15 seconds, then dry them with a disposable towel and use another towel to turn off the faucet.
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  • Keep cuts and abrasions clean and covered with sterile, dry bandages until they heal.
  • Keep wounds covered.
  • The pus from infected sores may contain MRSA, and keeping wounds covered will help keep the bacteria from spreading.
  • Keep personal items personal.
  • towels, sheets, razors, clothing and athletic equipment.
  • MRSA spreads on contaminated objects as well as through direct contact.
  • Shower after athletic games or practices.
  • Shower immediately after each game or practice.
  • Sanitize linens.
  • If you have a cut or sore, wash towels and bed linens in a washing machine set to the hottest water setting (with added bleach, if possible) and dry them in a hot dryer.
  • n the hospital, people who are infected or colonized with MRSA often are placed in isolation
  • isolation may be required to wear protective garments and must follow strict hand hygiene procedures. Contaminated surfaces and laundry items should be properly disinfected.
  • Scrub hands briskly for at least 15 seconds, then dry them with a disposable towel and use another towel to turn off the faucet.
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      Even though others used this article it is a very good article about preventing MRSA
  • Wash your hands
  • Sanitize linens.
  • Wash gym and athletic clothes after each wearing.
bwilliams181

HowStuffWorks "MRSA Prevention" - 1 views

  • All of the antibacterial soaps and lotions that were supposed to protect all of us from germs and bugs have actually helped MRSA become such powerful bacteria.
  • In the gym: Keeping those personal items that touch your skin all to yourself is a good place to start. Don't let other people borrow your razor, soap, or even towel. If you go to the gym, don't wear the same clothes twice without washing them (use bleach in the load). It also doesn't hurt to take a shower
  • Cuts and scrapes: You can also prevent MRSA infections by cleaning cuts and scrapes with alcohol and properly bandaging them. Be sure to ask your doctor what kind of ointment to use -- antibacterial ointments may only make the MRSA problem worse.
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  • It's also important to have yourself screened if you think you may have a MRSA infection. Stopping the infection before it spreads too deeply greatly increases your chances of avoiding a life-threatening situation.
  • Clean hands: Simply washing your hands helps, too. Throughout the day we touch all manner of things other people have touched: ATMs, doorknobs, flush handles on toilets. It's a good idea to wash your hands as often as possible. The Mayo Clinic also recommends you sanitize your hands with a liquid or gel sanitizer that's at least 62 percent alcohol. This comes in handy whenever there's not a restroom nearby.
  • Your health-care worker: Hospitals house sick people, and health-care workers can easily spread MRSA through improper hand washing. Don't be afraid to ask your healthcare provider to wash his or her hands whenever she touches you. Be sure the workers use alcohol-based disinfectants and soap.
  • Treatment devices: You can also get a leg up on MRSA by making sure that any type of instrument the hospital uses for your treatment or care is sterile. When health-care workers use an instrument for an invasive procedure -- such as dialysis -- ask them to disinfect the area around the point of entry with alcohol.
  • A nice bath: If you're bedridden, you can request to be bathed with disposable cloths and disinfectant instead of reusable towels and soap and water.
Mikeria Busby

Overview, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - 0 views

  • About one-third of people in the world have S. aureus bacteria on their bodies at any given time, primarily in the nose and on the skin.
  • The bacteria can be present without causing an active infection.
  • MRSA can be categorized according to where the infection was acquired: hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) or community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA).
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  • HA-MRSA is acquired in the hospital setting and is one of many hospital-acquired infections exhibiting increased antimicrobial resistance
  • increased during the past decade due to a number of factors including an increased number of immunocompromised and elderly patients; an increase in the number of invasive procedures, e.g., advanced surgical operations and life support treatments; and failures in infection control measures such as hand washing prior to patient contact and removal of non-essential catheters.
  • CA-MRSA is caused by newly emerging strains unlike those responsible for HA-MRSA and can cause infections in otherwise healthy persons with no links to healthcare systems.
  • typically occur as skin or soft tissue infections, but can develop into more invasive, life-threatening infections.
  • occurring with increasing frequency in the United States
  • tends to occur in conditions where people are in close physical contact, such as athletes involved in football and wrestling, soldiers kept in close quarters, inmates, childcare workers, and residents of long-term care facilities.
  • During the past four decades, a type of bacteria has evolved from a controllable nuisance into a serious public health concern.
  • HA-MRSA has increased during the past decade due to a number of factors including an increased number of immunocompromised and elderly patients; an increase in the number of invasive procedures, e.g., advanced surgical operations and life support treatments; and failures in infection control measures such as hand washing prior to patient contact and removal of non-essential catheters.
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    " HA-MRSA has increased during the past decade due to a number of factors including an increased number of immunocompromised and elderly patients; an increase in the number of invasive procedures, e.g., advanced surgical operations and life support treatments; and failures in infection control measures such as hand washing prior to patient contact and removal of non-essential catheters."
marketmercado123

MRSA: Contagious, Symptoms, Casues, Prevention, Treatments - 0 views

  • The symptoms of MRSA depend on where you're infected. Most often, it causes mild infections on the skin, like sores or boils. But it can also cause more serious skin infections or infect surgical wounds, the bloodstream, the lungs, or the urinary tract.
  • MRSA is spread by contact. So, you could get MRSA by touching another person who has it on the skin. Or you could get it by touching objects that have the bacteria on them. MRSA is carried by about 2% of the population (or 2 in 100 people), although most of them aren't infected.
  • Staph can usually be treated with antibiotics. But over the decades, some strains of staph -- like MRSA -- have become resistant to antibiotics that once destroyed it.
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  • Garden-variety staph are common bacteria that can live in our bodies.
  • What Is MRSA? Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It's tougher to treat than most strains of staphylococcus aureus -- or staph -- because it's resistant to some commonly used antibiotics. The symptoms of MRSA depend on where you're infected. Most often, it causes mild infections on the skin, like sores or boils. But it can also cause more serious skin infections or infect surgical wounds, the bloodstream, the lungs, or the urinary tract. Though most  MRSA infections aren't serious, some can be life-threatening. Many public health experts are alarmed by the spread of tough strains of MRSA. Because it's hard to treat, MRSA is sometimes called a "super bug."
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It's tougher to treat than most strains of staphylococcus aureus -- or staph -- because it's resistant to some commonly used antibiotics.
  • MRSA infections are common among people who have weak immune systems and are in hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care centers. Infections can appear around surgical wounds or invasive devices, like catheters or implanted feeding tubes. 
  • (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It's tougher to treat than most strains of staphylococcus aureus -- or staph -- because it's resistant to some commonly used antibiotics.
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It's tougher to treat than most strains of staphylococcus aureus -- or staph -- because it's resistant to some commonly used antibiotics.
  • some antibiotics still work,
  • methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body
  • MRSA infections can appear as a small red bump, pimple, or boil. The area may be tender, swollen, or warm to the touch. Most of these infections are mild, but they can change, becoming deeper and more serious. 
  • it causes mild infections on the skin, like sores or boils. But it can also cause more serious skin infections or infect surgical wounds, the bloodstream, the lungs, or the urinary tract.
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It's tougher to treat than most strains of staphylococcus aureus -- or staph -- because it's resistant to some commonly used antibiotics.
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katerastokes865

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - 0 views

  • Staphylococcus aureus (Staph aureus or "Staph") is a bacterium that is carried on the skin or nasal lining of up to 30 percent of healthy individuals. In this setting, the bacteria usually cause no symptoms.
  • HOW IS MRSA SPREAD?
  • By touching the skin of another person who is colonized with MRSA●By touching a contaminated surface (such as a countertop, door handle, or phone)You can develop an infection from MRSA if your skin is colonized and the bacteria enter an opening (eg, a cut, scrape, or wound) in the
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  • Hospital care — Risk factors for becoming infected with hospital-associated MRSA include the following:●Having a surgical wound and/or intravenous (IV) line●Being hospitalized for a prolonged period of time●Recent use of antibiotics●Having a weakened immune system due to a medical condition or its treatment●Being in close proximity to other patients or healthcare workers who are colonized with MRSA
  • The skin may have a single raised red lump that is tender, a cluster of "pimples", or a large tender lump that drains pus (called a carbuncle). The area may enlarge and become progressively more tender, red, and swollen. The center of the raised area may ooze pus.
  • People with infections of the lung, bone, joint, or other internal areas usually require blood tests as well as imaging studies (eg, x-ray, computed tomography [CT] scan, echocardiogram).
  • Prevention in the hospital — In the hospital, MRSA is commonly spread to patients from the hands of healthcare workers. To minimize this risk, patients and family members can help to ensure that anyone who comes in contact with the patient washes their hands or uses an alcohol-based hand sanitizer before and after touching the patient. Patients with active infection should also wash their hands frequently.
  • Prevention in the community — The best way to prevent and control MRSA in the community is not clear. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made the following recommendations [4]:●Keep hands clean by washing thoroughly with soap and water. Hands should be wet with water and plain soap and be rubbed together for 15 to 30 seconds. Special attention should be paid to the fingernails, between the fingers, and the wrists. Hands should be rinsed thoroughly and dried with a single-use towel (eg, paper towels).●Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are a good alternative for disinfecting hands if a sink is not available. Hand sanitizers should be rubbed over the entire surface of hands, fingers, and wrists until dry and may be used several times. Hand sanitizers are available as a liquid or wipe in small, portable sizes that are easy to carry in a pocket or handbag. When a sink is available, visibly soiled hands should be washed with soap and water.●Keep cuts and scrapes clean, dry, and covered with a bandage until healed.●Avoid touching other people's wounds or bandages.●Avoid sharing personal items such as towels, washcloths, razors, clothing, or uniforms. Other items that should not be shared include brushes, combs, and makeup.●Students who participate in team sports should shower after every athletic activity using soap and clean towels. Athletes with skin infections should receive prompt treatment and should not compete when they have draining or active skin infections.●People who use exercise machines at sports clubs or schools should be sure to wipe down the equipment, including the hand grips, with an alcohol-based solution after using it.
makaylarb

MRSA infection Causes - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • Staph bacteria are normally found on the skin or in the nose of about one-third of the population.
  • bacteria are generally harmless unless they enter the body through a cut or other wound, and even then they usually cause only minor skin problems in healthy people.
  • MRSA is the result of decades of often unnecessary antibiotic use.
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  • antibiotics have been prescribed for colds, flu and other viral infections that don't respond to these drugs
  • antibiotics are used appropriately, they contribute to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria because they don't destroy every germ they target.
  • "staph,"
  • ess than 2 percent of the population carries the type of staph bacteria known as MRSA.
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    MRSA infection causes
evuvuu

MRSA infection Symptoms - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • Staph
    • kanderson956
       
      MRSA is a type of staph infection
  • small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites.
  • quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses
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  • surgical draining
  • burrow deep into the body
  • Do not attempt to treat an MRSA infection yourself. You could worsen it or spread it to others.
  • causing potentially life-threatening infections in bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves and lungs.
  • Keep an eye on minor skin problems — pimples, insect bites, cuts and scrapes — especially in children. If wounds become infected, see your doctor.
  • start as small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites. These can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining. Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin.
  • Keep an eye on minor skin problems — pimples, insect bites, cuts and scrapes — especially in children. If wounds become infected, see your doctor. Do not attempt to treat an MRSA infection yourself. You could worsen it or spread it to others.
  • area might be:
  • Staph skin infections, including MRSA, generally start as swollen, painful red bumps that might resemble pimples or spider bites
  • Warm to the touch Full of pus or other drainage Accompanied by a fever
  • Keep an eye on minor skin problems — pimples, insect bites, cuts and scrapes — especially in children.
  • wounds appear infected or are accompanied by a fever, see your doctor.
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arytman716

MRSA: Conditions, Treatments, and Pictures | skinsight - 0 views

  • Understanding Staph Infections
  • approximately 20-30% of healthy people are staph carriers. These people are said to be "colonized" by the bacteria, but they are not considered to be ill with an infection
  • Excessive use of penicillin antibiotics over the years has led to the development of stronger strains of bacteria that are no longer killed by penicillin-type antibiotics. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a strain of staph bacteria that is resistant to penicillin and standard penicillin-related antibiotics. MRSA causes the same types of infections as ordinary staph
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  • Understanding MRSA and CA-MRSA
  • Signs and Symptoms of MRSA
  • This type of staph infection, known as community-acquired, or community-associated, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), can be carried by healthy adults and children who do not have any symptoms.
  • Red bump that may be pus filled (sometimes mistaken for a spider bite) Warmth Pain Swollen, red, tender skin lesions
  • Little to no improvement with antibiotics after 2–3 days Rapid spread of the infectio
  • As a general rule, always maintain good hand-washing habits. This means washing with an antibacterial soap for at least 20 seconds while rubbing your hands together. Do not squeeze or attempt to drain any sore. Keep any wound covered and clean until it has fully healed. Avoid contact with others' wounds or bandages. Do not share personal items such as towels, razors, athletic equipment, sheets, clothes, etc. If you or a household member has a wound, wash your laundry in hot, soapy water, with bleach if possible, and dry these items in a hot dryer.
  • Treatment for MRSA
  • Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim®, Septra®) Clindamycin (Cleocin®) Tetracyclines (such as doxycycline) Amoxicillin Linezolid (Zyvox®)
alishaa286

Baylor University || Health Center || MRSA Information - 0 views

  • MRSA is Staphylococcus Aureus that is resistant to Methicillin.
  • In addition to Methicillin resistance, resistance is emerging to other commonly used antibiotics such as Erythromycin, Clindamycin, Tetracycline, Ciprofloxin, and Mupirocin. Rarely, there is resistance to Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim.
  • MRSA is often first detected as clusters of abscesses or conditions that mimic spider bites.
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  • Factors that facilitate transmission include crowded environments, frequent skin-to-skin contact, compromised skin, contaminated surfaces, shared items, and poor hygiene
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  • Persons with skin infections should keep wounds covered, wash hands frequently (always after touching infected skin or changing dressings), dispose of used bandages in trash, and avoid sharing personal items. Individuals with skin infections should avoid swimming pools, hot tubs, and saunas until the infection is resolved.
  • The best defense to an infection is good hygiene
  • Do not share food, drink, clothes, towels, soap, combs, brushes, and other personal care items. Dry using a clean, dry towel and do not share towels
  • Use a plastic bag or impervious container for transporting sporting goods and laundry home for cleaning
  • Only those individuals who are unable to keep infected skin covered with a clean, dry bandage and maintain good personal hygiene should stop participating in classes, work, sports activities, etc. In general, it is not necessary to close facilities to disinfect them when MRSA infections occur.
apettistate345

Precautions to Prevent Spread of MRSA | Clinicians and Administrators | Healthcare Sett... - 0 views

  • Perform hand hygiene after touching blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, and contaminated items, whether or not gloves are worn
  • hygiene immediately after gloves are removed
  • when otherwise indicated to avoid transfer of microorganisms to other patients or environments
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  • patient contacts
  • Wear gloves
  • when it can be reasonably anticipated that contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials, mucous membranes, nonintact skin, or potentially contaminated intact skin
  • could occur. Remove gloves after contact with a patient and/or the surrounding environment
  • using proper technique to prevent hand contamination
  • Do not
  • wear the same pair of gloves for the care
  • more than one patien
  • Wear a gown
  • appropriate to the task
  • protect skin and prevent soiling or contamination of clothing during procedures
  • patient-care activities when contact with blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions is anticipated.
  • Handle used patient-care equipment soiled with blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions in a manner that prevents skin and mucous membrane exposures, contamination of clothing, and transfer of microorganisms to other patients and environments
  • Place the patient in a private room
  • . Another option is to place an infected patient with a patient who does not have risk factors for infection.
  • Dialyze the patient at a station with as few adjacent stations as possible
  • extremely important to maintain the patients' ability to socialize and have access to rehabilitation opportunities
apettistate345

MRSA infection - Prevention - NHS Choices - 0 views

  • patients can reduce their risk of infection by
  • washing their hands after using the toilet
  • washing their hands or cleaning them with a hand wipe immediately before and after eating a meal
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  • bed area is regularly cleaned
  • can reduce the chance of spreading MRSA to other people by not sitting on the patient's bed
  • cleaning their hands before and after entering the ward
  • use hand wipes or hand gel before touching the person they are visiting
  • Hospital staff who come into contact with patients should maintain high standards of hygiene
  • take extra care when treating patients with MRSA.
  • thoroughly wash
  • dry their hands before and after caring for a patient
  • can be washed with soap and water
  • if they are not visibly dirty
  • gloves should be worn when staff have physical contact with open wounds
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  • changing dressings
  • handling needles
  • inserting an intravenous drip
  • hospital environment
  • should be kept as clean and dry as possible
  • Regularly wash your hands and have frequent showers or baths.
  • fingernails short and clean because bacteria can grow under larger nails.
  • Do not share any products
  • Do not share unwashed towels
  • Do not share any personal items
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