MRSA transmission

The methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium of the staphylococci group. Externally, it does not differ from the other bacteria of this species, but it is insensitive (resistant) to many antibiotics and therefore requires special treatment. Symptoms do not occur in all people who host these bacteria. However, the healthy carriers can still transmit … MRSA transmission

MRSA

Definition The abbreviation MRSA originally stands for “Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus” and not for “Multi-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus” as is often wrongly assumed. Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive spherical bacterium that can be found almost everywhere in nature and in many people (about 30% of the population) is also part of the natural flora of the skin … MRSA

Therapy | MRSA

Therapy Apart from treatment with the special antibiotics mentioned above, such as clindamycin, further measures must be taken in a patient with MRSA. Not only when the germ has become symptomatic, but also when an asymptomatic colonization is proven, the sanitation of patients (and personnel!) should be carried out. This means that, depending on the … Therapy | MRSA

Sanitation of the MRSA germ | MRSA

Sanitation of the MRSA germ Due to the resistances a remediation is not always easy. A distinction must be made between treatment of a symptomatic infection with MRSA itself and colonization of the skin or mucous membranes. In the case of such colonization, the measures are mainly limited to external applications. However, before treating MRSA, … Sanitation of the MRSA germ | MRSA