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MRSA

Also called: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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 * Diagnosis and Tests
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SUMMARY

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.

Infection control is key to stopping MRSA in hospitals. To 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

If a wound appears to be infected, see a health care provider. Treatments may
include draining the infection and antibiotics.


START HERE

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 * Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Basics (Centers for
   Disease Control and Prevention)
 * MRSA (VisualDX)
 * MRSA Infection (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in
   Spanish


DIAGNOSIS AND TESTS

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 * MRSA Tests (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
 * Nasal Swab (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish


PREVENTION AND RISK FACTORS

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 * Preventing Lice, Pinworms, and MRSA at the Pool (Centers for Disease Control
   and Prevention)
 * Preventing Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (Centers for
   Disease Control and Prevention)
 * Preventing Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections in
   Athletes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)


RELATED ISSUES

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 * Abscess (VisualDX)


SPECIFICS

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 * Antimicrobial Resistance Threats (National Institute of Allergy and
   Infectious Diseases)
 * Clinical Overview of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in
   Healthcare Settings (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
 * Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (Cystic Fibrosis
   Foundation)
 * Seasonal Flu and Staph Infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
   Also in Spanish


IMAGES

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 * Photos of MRSA Infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)


CLINICAL TRIALS

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 * ClinicalTrials.gov: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (National
   Institutes of Health)


JOURNAL ARTICLES REFERENCES AND ABSTRACTS FROM MEDLINE/PUBMED (NATIONAL LIBRARY
OF MEDICINE)

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 * Article: Antimicrobial Evaluation of Two Polycyclic Polyprenylated
   Acylphloroglucinol Compounds: PPAP23 and PPAP53.
 * Article: Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
   with a Focus on...
 * Article: Dynamical analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
   infection in North Cyprus with...
 * MRSA -- see more articles


FIND AN EXPERT

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 * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Also in Spanish
 * National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases


CHILDREN

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 * MRSA (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish


TEENAGERS

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 * MRSA (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish


WOMEN

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 * Staphylococcus aureus (Staph infection) and Pregnancy (Organization of
   Teratology Information Specialists) Also in Spanish


PATIENT HANDOUTS

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 * Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (Medical Encyclopedia)
   Also in Spanish
 * Staph infections in the hospital (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish


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MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

 * Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
 * Staph infections in the hospital


RELATED HEALTH TOPICS

 * Antibiotic Resistance
 * Antibiotics
 * Infection Control
 * Staphylococcal Infections


NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

The primary NIH organization for research on MRSA is the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases


OTHER LANGUAGES

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