MRSA was once confined to patients who spent a lot of time in a hospital or a health care facility. However, it has since spread to the general population. Not only are humans not safe from the super bug, our best friends are not...
MRSA is a form of staph infection that is highly resistant to commonly used antibiotics. However, even on its own MRSA has its own variation of strains. Here is a look at some of the commonly used terms and types of MRSA. First, you...
MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant form of staph, can be found on both humans and their furry companions. Normally, it does not cause any serious problems. However, if it gets into the blood stream through a cut or other injury, it can cause...
The best treatment for MRSA is prevention, and proper hygiene is an important part of the prevention. Learning proper hand washing may be one of the most important things that you can do to prevent the spread of MRSA, cold and flu viruses, and other infectious...
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a spherical shaped bacteria that is found everywhere, and on your body. Over the past 50 years Staph bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics, including the commonly used penicillin-related antibiotics, which includes Methicillin. The resistant...
Many individuals will tell you that MRSA infections return. Even when treated with antibiotic and seemingly “cured”, infections can return later. The infections can spread through family members. MRSA infections leaves your immune system weakened so the individual is susceptible to other illnesses. The MRSA...
In the U.S.A. there are approximately 90,000 deaths per year that are related to Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) with most of those infections being of the MRSA variety, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Approximately 1 in 20 hospital patients will...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a problem that is growing in the healthcare field today. In 1973 MRSA infections only accounted for 2% of all Staphylococcus infections, in 2004 that figure was up to 63%. At last count that figure was still rising....
MRSA has been making headlines with its resistance to antibiotics and the fear of the public of epidemics like the bird flu. Here is a look at the existence of MRSA, why it is dangerous, and what the future may hold. MRSA exists because...
Every day, patients check into emergency rooms around the country complaining of skin infections. Oftentimes, they may think that it is a simple spider bite that needs treatment. However, the most common cause of skin infections being seen in ERs around...
