MRSA

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Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a strain of staph infection that is resistant to certain antibiotics. Methicillin is just one of the many antibiotics this particular strain of staph bacteria is immune to. There are two types of MRSA that can infect a person, healthcare-associated and community associated. Although the resiliency of MRSA has made it challenging to defeat, the infection is treatable and avoidable.
The two types of MRSA appear in the body in different circumstances.
Health-associated MRSA infects a person in a hospital or healthcare facility setting. This includes nursing homes, dialysis centers, emergency rooms, and even doctor offices. The chances of acquiring health-associated MRSA are not high, but has slowly increased over the past several years. People become more at risk to contract MRSA when …show more content…

However, the longer the disease has settled in the body the more complicated it is to treat. Someone who has just begun to develop MRSA may be able to eliminate the infection with certain antibiotics. Though MRSA is highly resistant to typical antibiotics such as penicillin and amoxicillin, other medications such as trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole, and clindamycin may be able to rid the body of this infectious disease. Applying topical antibiotic ointment to the infected areas also aids the body of ridding MRSA. For further progressed methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, more invasive options such as surgical drainage will become a possibility. It is best to avoid the level of infection where surgery is required due to the risk factors involved. With every surgery, even minor ones such as surgical drainage, there is a probability of further complications. This includes further infection, allergic reactions, and mistakes made by physicians. The sooner MRSA is discovered and treated by a medical professional the easier it and less risky it is to

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