MRSA Infection

Body Systems Infectious Disease MRSA Infection
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MRSA Infection

MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus): CA-MRSA (community — SSTIs) vs HA-MRSA (healthcare — bacteremia, pneumonia, device infections). Contact precautions mandatory. Vancomycin is standard treatment.

MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CA-MRSA HA-MRSA
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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. There are two types of infection. Hospital-associated MRSA happens to people in health care settings. Community-associated MRSA happens to people who have close skin-to-skin contact with others, such as athletes involved in football and wrestling.Inf…

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