Proper hand washing may be the single most important thing we can do to prevent the spread of MRSA, as well as cold and flu virii and other infectious diseases, and to prevent antibiotic resistance. We must do it in our homes, and medical staff must do it between patients, because MRSA is [...]
You may have heard about MRSA recently in the news, in passing, or maybe you heard that someone may have even died from “…some type of staph infection.” MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) is a lethal form of bacteria which is resistant to many antibiotics. Most often, staph infections - including MRSA pose a [...]
* MRSA represents Methicillan Resistant Staphylococcus Aureaus.
Most people have never heard of MRSA, but it is a very common germ, which belongs to the Staphylococcus aureus family. Totally harmless, this germ exists on the skin and in the nasal passages of about one-third of all people. Found mainly on broken skin, MRSA has the potential [...]
The superbug is not a universally known term, but it is increasingly being used in many industrialized countries to represent MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
As the name suggests, this is a bacterium that is resistant to the antibiotic methicilin. MRSA is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that often is found on the skin or in [...]
