MRSA

Shannon OBrian
What is Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA?

Clinical Internship
MRSA, or
Methicillin-
resistant
Staphylococcus
aureus, is an
infection caused by
the staph bacteria
that has usually
become immune to
antibiotics.
 Symptoms
o Swollen, painful, red
Prevention
bumps on the skin o Keep all wounds
o Affected area is warm to covered
the touch and/or full of
o Do not share personal
pus
o Fever items such as razors,
o Bumps turn into towels, clothing, etc.
abscesses in the skin and o Wash your hands often
o Shower after athletic
the bacteria can burrow
How is it spread? practices
deep into the skin at this
MRSA is usually spread when point and cause life-
people stay in hospitals, called HA- threatening infections.
MRSA (Hospital Acquired MRSA)
and is a nosocomial infection. This
type of spreading usually occurs
after invasive surgeries during
recovery.

Another form, CA-MSRA

(Community Acquired MRSA) is
spread through skin-to-skin
contact.