MRSA

Quick Facts about MRSA

Quick Facts help you understand MRSA but are not a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by your health professional. 

Symptoms for skin infection - red, swollen, perhaps a skin bump, with fluid, pain, warm, with fever

Transmission from others with infection, including direct touching and indirect contact with clothes, equipment or surfaces touched by infected person; higher risk from crowded schools, gyms etc

Practice good hygiene ( See Doctors Report Prevention Steps) clean well and cover cuts and wounds, avoid sharing personal items which have not been washed or cleaned

See your Doctor! MRSA can be life threatening. Carefully cover the affected area with a dry bandage until you see the doctor. 


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Recent News

New Research Suggests Your Immune System Can Protect Against MRSA Infections

New Research Suggests Your Immune System Can Protect Against MRSA Infections

Published 02/14/2018

After years of investigation, researchers at Johns Hopkins, the University of California, Davis, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have discovered how the immune system might protect a person from recurrent bacterial skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (sta...

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Shining a Deadly New Light on Airborne Flu Virus

Shining a Deadly New Light on Airborne Flu Virus

Published 02/12/2018

MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- As a particularly nasty flu season rages across the United States, scientists have found a powerful new disinfectant that makes "light" work of the virus.

Researchers say a certain spectrum of ultraviolet light -- called far-UVC -- easily kills airborne f...

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Published 02/10/2018

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Published 12/12/2017

Robots May Be Cleaning Your Hospital Room Soon

THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitals are jumping on a tech trend, enlisting the help of germ-killing robots to tackle a potentially life-threatening but preventable issue: health care-associated infections.

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Published 12/12/2017

Antibiotics Improve Treatment of Skin Abscesses Drainage alone resulted in worse recovery rates, study finds

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WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- New research might change the way doctors treat skin abscesses in children and adults, medical experts say.

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Common antimicrobials help patients recover from MRSA abscesses

Common antimicrobials help patients recover from MRSA abscesses

Published 11/21/2017

NIAID-funded trial counters current thinking about treatment effectiveness. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).NIAID What Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and common...

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