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MRSA irefers to a group of bacteria that are scientifically named Staphylococcus aureus (SA).
Most Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can be treated with methicillin-type antibiotics.
However, certain types of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria cannot be treated with methicillin-type antibiotics - these are the most dangerous because they are resistant to drugs. Drug resistant SA is called MRSA bacteria.
The acronym stands for:
M - methicillinR - resistant
S - Staphylococcus
A - aureus
MRSA can cause pimples or boils.
The affected areas may be swollen, painful and red.
If MRSA bacteria gets into a person's blood stream, usually through a deep cut, it can spread throughout the body and cause other infections, including:
- wound infections
- abscesses
- septic arthritis (joint infection)
- heart valve infections
- urinary tract infections
- pneumonia (lung infection)
- septicaemia (blood poisoning)
- osteomyelitis (bone infection)
You can become infected with MRSA bacteria in the following ways:
- Via skin to skin contact with another person who is carrying MRSA
- Via skin contact with surfaces that have been touched and infected by someone carrying MRSA. Be particularly careful of bathroom towels, shaving kits, and other grooming products.
- Less likely, but also possible to get infected from dust that contains skin particles carrying MRSA
Retail pork products in the United States have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the
- UI study: High levels of MRSA bacteria in retail meat products (p.moreover.com)
- High Levels of MRSA Bacteria in Retail Meat Products (newswise.com)
- Retail Meat Products Found To Contain High Levels Of MRSA Bacteria (medicalnewstoday.com)
Thirteen students have tested positive for the antibiotic resistant infection, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at Belen High School in New Mexico. - - All thirteen of the students have received antibiotics and are expected t...
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From webwire.com
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ScienceDaily (Jan. 20, 2012) — Retail pork products in the U.S. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public
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From p.moreover.com
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MINNEAPOLIS - January 20 - New peer-reviewed research published January 19 found methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pork samples collected from retail stores at a higher rate than previously identified. The study by ...
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According to a study by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) in retail pork products in the U.S. is higher than researchers originally thought. The study represents the largest sampling of raw meat products for MRSA contamination to date, and is published online in the journal PLoS ONE. It is estimated...
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From medicalnewstoday.com
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The use of antimicrobial impregnated scrubs combined with good hand hygiene is effective in reducing the burden of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) on health care workers' apparel and may potentially play a role in decreasing the risk of MRSA transmission to patients, according to a new study from Virginia Commonwealth University researchers...
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- Study Suggests Antimicrobial Scrubs May Reduce Bacteria (newswise.com)
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio --
Buckeye Local High School administrators said they are doing everything they can to keep others healthy after learning that a student athlete is being treated for a highly contagious infection.
The student, who is a wrestler, is being treated for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is a highly contagious staph bacteria that can be passed via open cuts.
Nancy Miller, who said her son is the...
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From wtov9.com
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio -- Just days after a student wrestler was diagnosed with MRSA, a Jefferson County high school will host a wrestling tournament. Buckeye Local High School officials have been working with the Jefferson County Health Department to protect people from MRSA, and any wrestlers who show symptoms will not compete. One student was diagnosed with the highly contagious and hard to treat staph infection, and on Tuesday...
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Retail pork products in the U.S. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. “Whosa meatsa? Yessa MRSA!” More
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From technudge.net
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MRSA infections are important because the bacteria have acquired resistance to many of the common antibiotics. As such, they are very hard to treat and therefore present serious challenges for clinicians with infected patients.Contributor: William Ray Fullmer DVMPublished: Jan 12, 2012
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Overview
Learn about the symptoms of MRSA and how to tell if you have had contact with the bacteria.
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