Brown, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024 Marking key shifts Since 1990, the infection that caused the biggest increase was MRSA (methicillin-resistant S. aureus), a type of staph bacteria that has become resistant to some antibiotics. Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024 See More ...
1.Any of various strains of the bacteriumStaphylococcus aureusthat are resistant to methicillin and other beta-lactam antibiotics and can cause life-threatening infections. Many strains are also resistant to other classes of antibiotics. 2.An infection caused by one of these strains of bacteria. ...
Q. What is MRSA?I’ve heard on the news that some hospitals have a higher rate of MRSA infection. What is MRSA? A. MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, is a nick name for a specific subtype of bacteria from the Staph bacteria family, which is found resistant to many of ...
Testing the CDC Definition of Health Care Acquired MRSA and the Utility of the Definition in Measuring the Outcome of Infection Control InterventionsY. Khan
MRSA Skin Infection and Cellulitis Often, the first indication of MRSA infection is a spread of the infection into the surrounding skin, producing skin that is pink or reddish and often is warm, tender, and swollen. Such an infected skin area is termed cellulitis and represents infection spread...
Infectious diseases are caused by organisms that invade, infect, and grow. In other words, they becomepathogenic(disease causing). There are four organisms that can cause infection: bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Types of Infectious Disease ...
MRSA (Staph Infection) MRSA, or methicillin-resistantS. aureus, is an antibiotic-resistant organism that causes skin infections such as boils and abscesses (deep skin infections) or even worse. It is becoming more common and can spread and cause life-threatening infections in health-care faciliti...
The meaning of STAPHYLOCOCCUS is any of a genus (Staphylococcus) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads, or in irregular clusters and include causative agents of various diseases (such as skin infections, foo
Fungal infection disseminated by way of the bloodstream. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 fun·ge·mi·a (fŭn-jē'mē-ă) Fungal infection disseminated by way of the bloodstream. Synonym(s): fungaemia. Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex...
Special precautions for prevention of the spread of infection can vary from strictisolationof the patient and such measures as wearing gloves, mask, or gown to simply using care when handling infective material. No matter what the diagnosis or status of the patient, handwashing before and after ...