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MRSA Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - What is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ... - 0 views

  • methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria.
  • known for causing skin infections in addition to many other types of infections.
  • hospital-acquired or health-care-acquired MRSA (also termed HA-MRSA or HMRSA), or epidemic MRSA (EMRSA).
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  • There are other designations in the scientific literature for these bacteria according to where the bacteria are acquired
  • 19,000 people per year have died from MRSA in the U.S.;
  • the CDC in 2011 suggest this number has declined by about 54% from 2005 to 2011,
  • because of prevention practices at hospitals and home care.
  • hospital deaths from MRSA infection have declined by about 9,000 per year from 2005-2011.
  • CDC recently estimated about 80,000 infections with 11,000 deaths occurred in 2011,
  • MRSA was first noted in 1961, about two years after the antibiotic methicillin was initially used to treat S.
  • resistance to methicillin was due to a penicillin-binding protein coded for by a mobile genetic element termed the methicillin-resistant gene (mecA).
  • the gene has continued to evolve so that many MRSA strains are currently resistant to several different antibiotics such as penicillin, oxacillin, and amoxicillin (Amoxil, Dispermox, Trimox). HA-MRSA are often also resistant to tetracycline (Sumycin), erythromycin (E-Mycin, Eryc, Ery-Tab, PCE, Pediazole, Ilosone), and clindamycin (Cleocin)
  • have been termed "flesh-eating bacteria" because of their occasional rapid spread and destruction of human skin.
  • healthy people with no cuts, abrasions, or breaks on their skin are at low risk for getting infected.
  • MRSA strains of bacteria can be found worldwide
  • the bacteria can be passed from person to person by direct contact with infected skin, mucus, or droplets spread by coughs in both adults and children
  • Indirect contact also can spread the bacteria; for example, touching items like towels, utensils, clothing, or other objects that have been in contact with an infected person can spread the bacteria to other uninfected individuals.
  • out of every 100 people in the U.S. are colonized with MRSA (have the organisms in or on their body but not causing infection),
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MRSA : MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - 0 views

  • methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus
  • “staph” germ that does not get better with the first-line antibiotics that usually cure staph infections.
  • the germ is “resistant” to the antibiotic.
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  • spread by skin-to-skin contact
  • A doctor, nurse, other health care provider, or visitors may have staph germs on their body that can spread to a patient.
  • Once the staph germ enters the body, it can spread to bones, joints, the blood, or any organ, such as the lungs, heart, or brain.
  • Serious staph infections
  • more common in people with a weakened immune system.
  • Are in hospitals and long-term care facilities for a long timeAre on kidney dialysis (hemodialysis)Receive cancer treatment or medicines that weaken their immune systemInject illegal drugs.Had surgery in the past year
  • can also occur in healthy people who have not recently been in the hospital.
  • Athletes and other people who may share items such as towels or razorsChildren in day-careMembers of the militaryPeople who have gotten tattoos
  • MRSA infections in patients in health care facilities tend to be severe.
  • staph infections may be in the bloodstream, heart, lungs, or other organs, urine, or in the area of a recent surgery
  • symptoms
  • Chest painCough or shortness of breathFatigueFever and chillsGeneral ill feelingHeadacheRashWounds that do not heal
  • MRSA infections that are harder to treat are ones in:Lungs or bloodPeople who are already ill or have a weak immune system
  • Do not try to pop open or drain the infection yourself. Keep any sore or wound covered with a clean bandage.
  • Severe MRSA infections are becoming harder to treat.
  • Draining a skin infection may be the only treatment needed for a skin MRSA infection that has not spread
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