Diferencia entre revisiones de «Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)»

Revisión actual - 13:15 30 ago 2025

Two kinds of MRSA:
- Hospital acquired-MRSA (HA-MRSA)
  - Multi-drug resistant, most commonly seen in ventilator associated pneumonia, post operative infections, and catheter associated infections
- Community acquired-MRSA (CA-MRSA)
  - Tends to be resistant to beta-lactams, most commonly seen in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and rarely in necrotizing pneumonia

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-==Background==
+{{MRSA background}}
-Suspect MRSA infection/carrier in patients who present with:
-#multiple skin sites
-#recurrent infection
-#pt who has been in close contact of person with Hx of MRSA
-#infection showing early necrosis
-#two kinds: hospital acquired and community acquired
-==Prevention==
+==Management==
-# good hand hygiene
+*Treatment/resistance is different for each type; check specific page
-# avoid sharing personal items with carriers
-# wash common household items with bleach and hot water
-# wash soiled sheets, towels, clothes in hot water with bleach and dry in hot dryer
-# Eradicate carriers:
-# mupirocin 2%: apply to each nostril TID x 5days
-# Hibiclens wash daily x 5 days
-# consider oral antibiotics
-==Treatment==
+==List of MRSA Antibiotics==
-# Antibiotics
+{{#ask:[[Has MRSA::S]] |format=ul }}
-## Keflex + Bactrim DS
-## clindamycin
-## doxycycline
-## Vancomycin IV if severe infection/sepsis
-# I&D if abscess
-##(antibiotics not needed if no e/o cellulitis)
-==Source==
+==Table Overview==
-Adapted from Donaldson
+{{Clinically Relevant Bacteria}}
+==See Also==
+*[[Microbiology (Main)]]
+*[[Staph. aureus]]
+==References==
+==References==
+<references/>
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