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maireewelch329

General Information | Community | MRSA | CDC - 0 views

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MRSA information

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  • Anyone can get MRSA through direct contact with an infected wound or by sharing personal items, such as towels or razors, that have touched infected skin.
  • Studies show that about one in three people carry staph in their nose, usually without any illness
  • Maintain good hand and body hygiene. Wash hands often, and clean body regularly, especially after exercise. Keep cuts, scrapes, and wounds clean and covered until healed. Avoid sharing personal items such as towels and razors. Get care early if you think you might have an infection.
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  • Red Swollen Painful Warm to the touch Full of pus or other drainage Accompanied by a fever
  • If you or someone in your family experiences these signs and symptoms, cover the area with a bandage, wash your hands, and contact your doctor
  • You can’t tell by looking at the skin if it is a staph infection (including
  • Contact your doctor if you think you have an infection so it can be treated quickly
  • Signs of infection include redness, warmth, swelling, pus, and pain at sites where your skin has sores, abrasions, or cuts. Sometimes these infections can be confused with spider bites
  • Do not try to treat the infection yourself by picking or popping the sore
  • Cover your wounds. Keep wounds covered with clean, dry bandages until healed. Follow your doctor’s instructions about proper care of the wound. Pus from infected wounds can contain MRSA so keeping the infection covered will help prevent the spread to others. Bandages and tape can be thrown away with the regular trash. Clean your hands often. You, your family, and others in close contact should wash their hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub, especially after changing the bandage or touching the infected wound. Do not share personal items. Personal items include towels, washcloths, razors, clothing, and uniforms. Wash used sheets, towels, and clothes with water and laundry detergent. Use a dryer to dry them completely. Wash clothes according to manufacturer’s instructions on the label.
  • Treatment for MRSA skin infections may include having a healthcare professional drain the infection and, in some cases, prescribe an antibioti
  • MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to several antibiotics. In the general community, MRSA can cause skin and other infections. In a healthcare setting, such as a hospital or nursing home, MRSA can cause severe problems such as bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. For more information visit MRSA in healthcare settings.
jadaweber

Health Advisory: Prevention And Control of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant S... - 0 views

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MRSA prevention infection health control

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  • all ages who previously were considered to be at low risk for this infection.
  • CA-MRSA infections are predominantly skin and soft tissue infections
  • Proper infection-control practices and appropriate antimicrobial agent management can help limit the emergence and spread of MRSA in the community and health care settings.
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  • reddened areas on the skin.
  • health care providers should be alert to any cluster or outbreak of skin infections
  • Intact healthy skin is a natural barrier for infection. Therefore, preexisting cuts, abrasions or other irritated areas can contribute to skin infections, as bacteria find an entry point in the broken skin.
  • Enforce strict compliance with hand hygiene.
  • Use standard infection control precautions for all patients in outpatient and inpatient healthcare settings.
  • Performing hand hygiene (handwashing or using alcohol-based hand gel) after touching body fluids or contaminated items (whether or not gloves are worn), between patients and when moving from a contaminated body site to a clean site on the same patients. Wearing gloves when managing wounds. Wearing gowns and eye protection as appropriate for procedures that are likely to generate splashes or sprays of body fluids. Using contact precautions for patients with abscesses or draining wounds in which wound drainage cannot be contained.
  • Carefully dispose of dressings and other materials that come into contact with pus, nasal discharge, blood, and urine.
  • Clean examination room surfaces and patient rooms with an EPA-registered hospital detergent/disinfectant
  • Use contact precautions for patients in acute care inpatient settings known or suspected to be infected or colonized with MRSA
  • Greater spatial separation of patients (through placing infected patients in private rooms or cohorting patients with similar infection status), Use gown and gloves for all contact with the patient or their environment, and Use dedicated non-critical patient-care equipment.
  • Not pick, scratch, or squeeze pimples or boils.
  • Keep wounds covered, particularly those skin infections that produce pus. Carefully dispose of soiled dressings/bandages. Heavily soiled bandages or dressings should be placed in a plastic bag before discarding into the trash. If not heavily soiled, they may be placed directly into the trash. Refrain from sports or other activities that involve close contact if the patient cannot maintain adequate hygiene and keep wounds covered with clean, dry bandages during activity. Wash clothes, towels, sheets, uniforms, etc. and any other soiled items using hot water, laundry detergent and dry on the hottest cycle after each use. Pre-wash or rinse any item that has been contaminated with body fluids.
  • jadaweber on 03 Sep 15
     
    Information on how to prevent the travel in household community and hospital.
jadaweber

MRSA Infection Prevention - Cedars-Sinai - 0 views

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infection health MRSA

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  • type of bacteria that have become resistant to many commonly used antibiotics.
  • treatable infection,
  • common type of bacteria that normally live on the skin or in the nasal passages of healthy people
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  • infection can occur when these get inside the body through a cut, sore, catheter or breathing tube
  • range from minor – such as a pimple – to serious, involving the heart, lungs, blood stream or bones.
  • jadaweber on 03 Sep 15
     
    Basic information on how you're infected and what MRSA is. 
abrown844

MRSA and Other Hospital Acquired Infections: Reducing Your Risks - 0 views

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  • Before surgery, ask if you will need antibiotics.
  • Before surgery, ask how hair will be removed at the surgical site
  • Ask everyone -- including doctors and nurses -- to wash their hands
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  • Tell family members to stay away if they're sick
  • Know the signs of infection.
  • s of viruses and bacteria, and infection is a common complication after surgery. 
  • Hospitals are hotbed
  • don't just assume you're getting antibiotics: ask if you are. If you aren't, ask why. 
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      abrown844 on 10 Sep 14
       
      If you don't ask questions, you will never know what is going on. Not all doctors inform you about what they are preparing to do before they do it.
  • CDC recommends that if hair is removed it should be done immediately before surgery.
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      abrown844 on 10 Sep 14
       
      Shaving the night before can cause skin infections.
  • "It's your health," says Peter B. Angood, MD, co-director, International Center for Patient Safety, "so you need to make sure that health care providers are washing their hands and protecting you."
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      abrown844 on 10 Sep 14
       
      Don't be afraid to reassure you health; your body, your rules.
  • Before you're discharged, make sure you understand what to watch for. How will you know if your incision is getting infected? What will it look like? How will it feel? If you don't know these things, you might assume that dangerous signs of a hospital-acquired infection are just normal postoperative pain.
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      abrown844 on 10 Sep 14
       
      Stay well informed and aware.
bwilliams181

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EnglishII deflitch prevention infection MRSA

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  • Staphylococcus aureus, otherwise known as "Staph.," is a very common type of bacteria (or germ).
  • Up to half of all people carry Staph on their skin and in other areas of the body.
  • But Staph sometimes does cause actual infections.
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  • Some people with MRSA might think they have a "spider bite."
  • Signs of a skin infection include redness, warmth, swelling, and tenderness of the skin.
  • Recently there have been more MRSA infections outside of hospitals or other healthcare settings. The type of MRSA that causes those infections is called community-associated MRSA, or CA-MRSA. CA-MRSA usually causes minor skin infections but it can cause severe infections, even in healthy people. It also requires treatment with different antibiotics, but it is much easier to treat than HA MRSA.
  • Who is at risk of getting MRSA? Everyone is at risk of getting MRSA. In general, the factors that make people more susceptible to MRSA infections are the 5 "Cs":   Frequent skin-to-skin contact Compromised skin (i.e., cuts or abrasions) Contaminated items and surfaces Crowding Lack of cleanliness.
  • Can I get MRSA at the gym? While MRSA is primarily transmitted by skin-to-skin contact, there have been reported cases of transmission from environmental surfaces or equipment. To prevent this, wash hands before and after use, use a towel or clothing as a barrier between surfaces (such as exercise equipment or sauna benches) and bare skin, and keep wounds dry and covered.
  • Are HIV-infected people at greater risk of getting MRSA? There is some evidence that people with weakened immune systems, including those with HIV infection, might be at higher risk of getting MRSA. Plus, when people with weakened immune systems do get MRSA infections, the infections tend to be more serious. Click here for more information.
  • Is MRSA a sexually transmitted disease (STD)? Data do not exist to determine whether sex itself - anal, oral, or vaginal intercourse - spreads MRSA. But we do know that skin-to-skin contact, which occurs during sex, can spread MRSA.  Therefore, wearing a condom is unlikely to prevent infection.
  • How do I protect myself from getting and spreading MRSA? Practice good hygiene:   Wash your hands frequently with soap and water. If soap is not available, use hand sanitizer instead. Showering or washing after contact sports, gym use, or sex may reduce the risk of skin-to-skin transmission. Keep wounds covered with clean, dry bandages. Take antibiotics only as prescribed by a healthcare provider Do not share personal items such as used towels, clothes, razors, or anything that makes contact with skin. Clean and disinfect items that are shared before and after every use (athletic/workout equipment) with disinfectant or detergent. A list of products approved by the Environmental Protection Agency that are effective against MRSA is available here. These products should be used only as directed. Use lotion to keep skin moist; damaged skin can provide an opening for infection.
Mikeria Busby

General Information | Community | MRSA | CDC - 0 views

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MRSA spread

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  • MRSA infection risk can be increased when a person is in certain activities or places that involve crowding, skin-to-skin contact, and shared equipment or supplies. This might include athletes, daycare and school students, military personnel in barracks, and people who recently received inpatient medical care.
  • Mikeria Busby on 03 Sep 15
     
    Gyms are common  in Clarksville in and out of school
Miranda Blue

Information for Inpatient Clinicians and Administrators | Healthcare Settings | MRSA | CDC - 0 views

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MRSA Hospital Acquired

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  • MRSA is resistant to first-line antiobiotics
  • MRSA is primarily spread through direct and indirect contact with infected or colonized patients.
Miranda Blue

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MRSA cdc

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  • In a healthcare setting, such as a hospital or nursing home, MRSA can cause severe problems such as bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections.
  • direct contact with an infected wound or by sharing personal items, such as towels or razors, that have touched infected skin.
  • infection risk can be increased when a person is in certain activities or places that involve crowding, skin-to-skin contact, and shared equipment or supplies.
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  • athletes, daycare and school students, military personnel in barracks, and people who recently received inpatient medical care.
  • one in three people carry staph in their nose, usually without any illness.
  • Two in 100 people carry MRSA.
  • Maintain good hand and body hygiene.
  • Keep cuts, scrapes, and wounds clean and covered until healed.
  • Avoid sharing personal items
  • Get care early if you think you might have an infection.
  • Most staph skin infections, including MRSA, appear as a bump or infected area on the skin that might be: Red Swollen Painful Warm to the touch Full of pus or other drainage Accompanied by a fever
  • Contact your doctor if you think you have an infection
  • redness, warmth, swelling, pus, and pain at sites where your skin has sores, abrasions, or cuts.
  • also occur at sites covered by body hair or where uniforms or equipment cause skin irritation or increased rubbing.
  • Do not try to treat the infection yourself by picking or popping the sore.
  • Cover possible infections with clean, dry bandages until you can be seen by a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider
  • Cover your wounds. Keep wounds covered with clean, dry bandages until healed. Follow your doctor’s instructions about proper care of the wound.
  • Clean your hands often.
  • Do not share personal items.
  • Wash used sheets, towels, and clothes
  • Wash clothes according to manufacturer’s instructions
  • Treatment for MRSA skin infections may include having a healthcare professional drain the infection and, in some cases, prescribe an antibiotic.
  • If you are given an antibiotic, be sure to take all of the doses (even if the infection is getting better), unless your doctor tells you to stop taking it.
bradyhoward

Information for Clinicians - Treating MRSA | Community | MRSA | CDC - 0 views

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treating MRSA

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  • reating MRSA Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Outpatient Settings
  • Recent data suggest that MRSA as a cause of skin infections in the gener
  • al community remains at high probability.
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  • For recent MRSA treatment guidance, see Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) website.
  • ntibiotic treatment, if indicated, should be guided by the susceptibility
  • MRSA skin infections can develop into more serious infections
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    treating MRSA
obeck388

General Information | Community | MRSA | CDC - 1 views

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  • Can I Prevent MRSA? How? There are the personal hygiene steps you can take to reduce your risk of MRSA infection: Maintain good hand and body hygiene. Wash hands often, and clean body regularly, especially after exercise. Keep cuts, scrapes, and wounds clean and covered until healed. Avoid sharing personal items such as towels and razors. Get care early if you think you might have an infection
  • Anyone can get MRSA through direct contact with an infected wound or by sharing personal items, such as towels or razors, that have touched infected skin.
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    prevention
destinytaylor

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MRSA Challenge1

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  • The CDC defines hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) in persons who have had frequent or recent contact with hospitals or healthcare facilities (such as nursing homes or dialysis centers) within the previous year, have recently undergone an invasive medical procedure, or are immunocompromised.
  • MRSA may be more easily transmitted when the following five Cs are present: Crowding frequent skin-to-skin Contact Compromised skin (cuts or abrasions) Contaminated items and surfaces lack of Cleanliness.
  • Locations where the five Cs are common include schools, dormitories, military barracks, households, correctional facilities, and daycare centers. C
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  • 2005, admissions were triple the number in 2000 and 10-fold higher
  • In 2005 in th
  • e United
  • States alone, 368,600 hospital admissions for MRSA—including 94,000 invasive infections—resulted in 18,650 deaths.
  • MRSA infections that are acquired by persons who have not been recently (within the past year) hospitalized or had a medical procedure (such as dialysis, surgery, catheters) are known as community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • infections was cellulitis and abscess,
  • Community outbreaks have been reported in sports teams, child care attendees, prison inmates, and diverse populations where habitation is relatively concentrated.
  • HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA have distinct clinical differences, both are transmitted in the same fashion—most frequently through direct skin-to-skin contact or contact with shared items or surfaces (such as towels or bandages) that have come into contact with someone else’s colonized or infected skin.
  • MRSA accounts for 60 percent of all staphylococcal infections.
  • Technological advances in screening, as well as prevention through vaccination, are being developed
  • 58 percent of MRSA infections originate in the community
  • death rate, length of stay, and cost of treating patients with MRSA are more than double other hospital admissions.
  • From 1999 through 2005, infections outside the lungs or blood tripled
  • MRSA has evolved unpredictable resistance and epidemiology patterns in response to decades of successful antibiotic treatments that have been prescribed in all environments and have saved millions of lives.
  • The most frequent primary diagnosis associated with other S aureus–related infections was cellulitis and abscess, followed by postoperative infection, infections from an implanted device (Fig. 1), or graft and osteomyelitis.
  • As MRSA spreads into hospitals from the community, current insurance company and proposed governmental policies that penalize the healthcare system may be inappropriate.
  • MRSA infections that are acquired by persons who have not been recently (within the past year) hospitalized or had a medical procedure (such as dialysis, surgery, catheters) are known as community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • The number of MRSA fatalities in 2005 surpassed the number of fatalities from hurricane Katrina and AIDS combined and is substantially higher than fatalities at the peak of the U. S. polio epidemic.
  • MRSA infections that are acquired by persons who have not been recently (within the past year) hospitalized or had a medical procedure (such as dialysis, surgery, catheters) are known as community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Community outbreaks have been reported in sports teams, child care attendees, prison inmates, and diverse populations where habitation is relatively concentrated.
  • dianavillalpando on 08 Sep 14
     
    More info about MRSA and the definition.
  • Jasiel Sb on 03 Sep 15
     
    This Website Informs You Of What MRSA, The Statistics Of It And How You Get It
  • destinytaylor on 07 Sep 15
     
    yellow: signs and synmptoms blue: prevention inccubation period pink: the number of saved lives and deaths.
kariearles

MRSA - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment of MRSA - NY Times Health Information - 2 views

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  • MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is a “staph” germ that does not get better with the type of antibiotics that usually cure staph infections.
  • When this occurs, the germ is said to be “resistant” to the antibiotic.
bseate407

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MRSA Challenge1 HSA CDC

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  • The CDC encourages clinicians to consider MRSA in the differential diagnosis of skin and soft tissue infections
  • Recent data suggest that MRSA as a cause of skin infections in the general community remains at high probability.
  • Antibiotic treatment, if indicated, should be guided by the susceptibility profile of the organism.
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  • Obtaining specimens for culture and susceptibility testing is useful to guide therapy, particularly for those with more severe infections and those who fail to respond adequately to initial management.
  • MRSA skin infections can develop into more serious infections. It is important to discuss a follow-up plan with your patients in case they develop systemic symptoms or worsening local symptoms, or if symptoms do not improve within 48 hours.
bgibson167

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  • How can I protect myself from community-associated MRSA infections? Good hygiene is your best protection against community-associated MRSA infections. Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Shower after any athletic activities or workouts. Cover any open skin such as cuts or abrasions with a clean, dry bandage. Do not share personal items such as razors or towels. At the gym, wipe down any shared equipment before and after you use it. Place a barrier such as clothing or a clean towel between your skin and any shared equipment you use.   If you contract an infection of any kind, follow your health care provider instructions carefully to prevent the spread of your illness. Keep wounds covered with clean, dry bandages when they are pus-filled or draining. Discard used bandages and tape in a wastebasket, then wash your hands thoroughly. Follow your health care provider’s instructions on wound care. Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently. Make sure your family and those in close contact with you also wash their hands frequently and thoroughly or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer frequently. Avoid sharing personal items such as towels, washcloths, razors or clothing that may have had contact with the infection site or the bandages. Wash your sheets, towels and any other fabrics with water and laundry detergent. Drying clothes in a hot dryer helps kills microorganisms in clothes. Air drying them does not (unless they are in direct sunlight). Tell any health care provider who treats you that you have or have had a staph or MRSA infection.
alishaa286

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

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  • 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.
kmclaughlin040

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mrsa Challenge1 EnglishII

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  • MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • MRSA can cause severe problems such as bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections.
  • usually spread by direct contact with an infected wound or from contaminated hands, usually those of healthcare providers.
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  • do not have signs of infection can spread the bacteria to others and potentially cause an infection.
  • only way to know if MRSA is the cause of an infection is to perform a laboratory culture of the bacteria.
  • Studies show that about one in three (33%) people carry staph in their nose, usually without any illness.
  • Two in 100 people carry MRSA.
  • MRSA infections in healthcare settings are declining.
  • hospitals declined 54% between 2005 and 2011, with 30,800 fewer severe MRSA infections. In addition, the study showed 9,000 fewer deaths in hospital patients in 2011 versus 2005.
  • Numerous studies and reports show that when healthcare providers follow CDC guidelines, MRSA infections can largely – if not completely – be prevented.
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