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How does a unharmful staphylococcus turn into MRSA?
MRSA stands for methicilin-resistant staph aureus. MRSA is a type of staph, and a MRSA infection is a kind of staph infection.
Can an infection be both localized ans systemic at the same time?
a localised infection can become a systemic infection
Can MRSA be caused from mold or mildew?
MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. It is a bacterial infection, not a fungal infection.
Broken skin and MRSA?
Broken skin is how the MRSA infection is transmitted.
Have you heard of an infection called Marsha?
It is mrsa infection. :)
Can stress lead to MRSA infections?
Stress won't lead to a MRSA infection.
What the supperbug infection called?
Staph infection called MRSA
Why does MRSA happen?
Bacterial infection.
Is staph infection and MRSA the same thing?
Yes and no. MRSA is a specific type of staph infection - MRSA is an acronym for Methicillin resisant Staphylococcus aureas. It denotes that the specific Staph organism has developed resistance to an antibiotic which is commonly used to treat skin and soft tissue infections. Because of this resistance, MRSA infections are harder to treat. For some reason, MRSA organisms are also frequently more virulent, meaning they cause worse infections. Currently, there are two different types of MRSA, hospital acquired and community acquired. These are denoted as HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA. HA-MRSA are more frequently the more virulent variety and are resistant to more antibiotics, while the CA-MRSA organisms are easier to treat and usually cause only boils and folliculitides, rather than systemic infections and pneumonias, like the HA-MRSA. MSSA, methicillin sensitive Staph aureas, is still the most common form of staph infection in most parts of the U.S. and can be treated pretty easily with many different types of antibiotics.
Can you get MRSA if there isn't an outbreak?
Yes. MRSA is present everywhere. I continually care for patients who are in isolation precautions due to infection with MRSA - therefore an outbreak has not occurred however individual patients are fighting the infection.
Can you have throat MRSA?
The throat is a location in the body that MRSA bacteria lives (another location is the nose and groin areas). Although having the bacteria in these locations, doesn't necessarily mean a MRSA infection. MRSA infection can spread into the throat and cause serious conditions.
Is MRSA something you will have for the rest of your life?
MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection can be very serious because the bacterium has the ability to adapt to most antibiotics. But, MRSA infection is treatable. After diagnosis process have finished, doctor will know what types of antibiotics are best to fight against MRSA. Answer on your question is No.
