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What is MRSA?

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What symptoms can MRSA cause?

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 - methicillin
R - resistant
S - Staphylococcus
A - aureus

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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)

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By Dr. Richard E. Busch III MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ) is often called the "Super-Bug". MRSA is not a virus, it can be many strains of S. aureus bacteria and it is antibiotic resistant. A major concern about MRSA is the limited options for treatment, and now some sources of MRSA are outside of the hospital walls. Many studies are projecting over six million cases in 2010 - with a death rate of over 30% percent. MRSA could be considered a global plague. Most of us have heard about MRSA, and you may know someone who has been infected, and you may even ... Read Full Story

MRSA in Animals

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examiner.com — Photo from PhotoBucket With the recent concerns over the swine flu, we've not heard much about MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). MRSA is a bacteria that is proving to be resistant to a number of antibiotics. Read Full Story

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MRSA on the beaches

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Talk about bad news….This is the first I have heard of MRSA on beaches… In fact when I think of MRSA I think of hospitals and that it is a good idea to stay out of hospitals for that reason. “Staphylococcus aureus is a common bug that can cause serious infections. An antibiotic-resistant strain, called MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ), has increased dramatically in recent years. It typically spreads in hospitals. But it's also found in healthy people in the community. It spreads from skin-to-skin contact with someone who is infected, or by touching surfaces contaminated with the germ. Little is known about places ... Read Full Story

MRSA on the beaches

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How does MRSA spread and how can I avoid infection?

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FAB Pharma, A Biopharma Company Developing Drugs To Treat Severe Bacterial...

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

If you come into contact with someone who is infected with MRSA, avoid skin to skin contact and wash your hands frequently.

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FAB Pharma announced the completion of a 2.3 million round of series A funding led by CDC innovation and co-led by Bioam Gestion. FAB Pharma has acquired assets in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Mutabilis S.A. Severe infections caused by MRSA is a growing issue, especially in the hospital where it is one of the main causes of nosocomial infections.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with this problem. The germ is MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus – a hard-to-treat bug once rarely seen outside of hospitals but that increasingly is spreading in ordinary community settings such as schools, locker rooms and gyms.

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USA Today reports that University of Washington researchers found methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) in seven public beaches on the Puget Sound. The researchers identified Staph bacteria on nine of 10 public beaches that they tested. Seven of 13 Staph aureus samples, found on five beaches, were multidrug resistant, says lead investigator Marilyn Roberts. "Our results suggest that public beaches may be a reservoir for possible...

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