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What is MRSA? How can MRSA be treated? - Medical News Today - 0 views

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  • MRSA is a form of bacterial infection that is resistant to numerous antibiotics
  • can begin as a minor skin sore or pimple and become potentially dangerous
  • MRSA can be divided between health care associated MRSA and community associated MRSA. Annually, there are around 94,360 invasive MRSA infections diagnosed in the US, with 18,650 associated deaths.
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  • Germ-killing soaps and ointments used in intensive care units have been found to reduce MRSA cases by 40%.
  • Methicillin" represents the semisynthetic penicillin-related antibiotic once effective against staphylococci (staph).2 Staph bacteria have developed a resistance to penicillin-related antibiotics, including methicillin - these resistant bacteria are called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.
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MRSA: MedlinePlus - 0 views

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  • MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It causes a staph infection (pronounced "staff infection") that is resistant to several common antibiotics.
  • prevent community-associated MRSA
  • Practice good hygiene Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed Avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages Avoid sharing personal items, such as towels, washcloths, razors, or clothes Wash soiled sheets, towels, and clothes in hot water with bleach and dry in a hot dryer
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MRSA infection - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

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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.
  • 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.
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