This document discusses MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), including what it is, types of infections, risk factors, symptoms, transmission, testing, and treatment. Staph bacteria normally live on the skin but can cause infections when they enter the body through cuts or wounds. MRSA infections are harder to treat because the bacteria are resistant to many common antibiotics. The document outlines hospital-associated and community-associated MRSA infections and provides prevention strategies like hand washing and wound care.

1. MRSA Laurie Lynch For Professional Practices in Health Care Instructor Ryan Polly February 20, 2012 What is Staph, types of infection, risk factors, prevention, symptoms, how is it transmitted, testing and treatment...

4. MRSA is result of prescribing antibiotics unnecessarily

7. Community Associated MRSA

9. Living in crowded or unsanitary conditions

11. Having an invasive medical device

12. Residing in a long term care facility

14. Keep wounds covered

15. Keep personal items personal

16. Shower after athletic games or practices

17. Sanitize linens

18. PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

19. Isolation Rooms for colonized patients or active infections

20. Not over prescribing antibiotics Prevention

22. These can quickly turn into deep painful abscesses that require surgical draining

23. Chest Pains Chills Cough Fatigue Fever General ill feeling Headache Muscle aches Rash SOB (shortness of breath)

25. Through an cut, open sore, catheter or breathing tube

26. Infection is worse when patient has a weaken immune system

28. Culture from the infected site

29. Gram stain and culture of the drainage from the infection

30. Sputum Culture

31. Urine Culture The lab will grow the bacteria in a petri dish to see which way to treat it

32. Treatment Vancomycin is available in capsule and injection For MRSA infection IV injection is the only treatment

34. Heart

35. Lungs

36. Bloodstream

37. Bones

38. Joints

40. Why does hospitalized patients get HA-MRSA?

41. What can you do while visiting a patient with MRSA in the hospital?

42. Why is there superbugs?

43. Why is the oral capsule of Vancomycin not effective on MRSA?

45. Www.Mayoclinic.com/health/mrsa/DS00735

46. Www.medicinenet.com/mrsa_infection/page5.html

47. Accessed 2/16/2012