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It is one strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with bacteria in their blood.
Yes. MRSA is present everywhere. I continually care for patients who are in isolation precautions due to infection with MRSA - therefore an outbreak has not occurred however individual patients are fighting the infection.
It means when you get a sample and try to grow it again, you either can't grow it or you can't get it alone (isolated).
The vast majority of patients with MRSA have simple, easily curable, non-lethal skin infections.
Reasonably high, which is why you want to get out of the hospital as soon as you safely and comfortably can. Surgical patients are far more susceptible than Medical patients. Bear in mind that MRSA is treatable -- it just requires different planning and treatment. Exact statistics on this are hard to come by, but I've heard as many as 30% (which I think is WAY high and very unlikely) may experience post-surgical MRSA. Don't worry -- it's treatable.
It is USUALLY spread in hospitals because healthcare professionals are not washing their hands or stethoscopes between patients. However keep in mind that MRSA is a naturally occurring bacteria and can be found in many environments.
Use of scrupulous hygiene, of medical staff and patients, handwashing,sanitizing rooms between patients, disposable gloves, and strict instructions to visitors. This would not get rid of the problem but may be able to control it in each institution.
Septic (sepsis) MRSA means that the MRSA bacteria has entered into the blood.
MRSA colonized resident means that the person is a carrier of the MRSA bacteria.
MRSA stands for methicilin-resistant staph aureus. MRSA is a type of staph, and a MRSA infection is a kind of staph infection.
No. MRSA is resistant to Amoxicillin.
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