my friend has just been told she has mrsa but i dont know wot it is
2006-07-10 22:03:19 · 5 answers · asked by trina g 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
MRSA = methycillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. Staph aureus is a bacteria causing diseases ranging from pustules and boils on the skin to diarrhoea, osteoporosis, respiratory tract infections, scalded skin syndrome, etc. 'Methycillin resistant' means that the bacteria produces penicillinase which fights against antibiotics so they don't work and the person remains infected with the disease. Up until a few years ago, it was highly treatable with simple antibiotics acting against Gram positive bacteria like penicillin. However, the bacteria then became resistant to these due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics till these infections could not be treated by most antibiotics. This is an ever-increasing problem today. So, what do we do? Well.. MRSA can still be treated by the antibiotic vancomycin, and a few (very few) other newer antibiotics, so all is not lost for your friend. However, your friend must remember to STRICTLY follow and COMPLETE the course of antibiotics prescribed to get completely well as these bacteria are quite difficult to treat.
2006-07-10 22:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by Jest21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics. These antibiotics include methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin. Staph infections, including MRSA, occur most frequently among persons in hospitals and healthcare facilities (such as nursing homes and dialysis centers) who have weakened immune systems.
MRSA infections that are acquired by persons who have not been recently (within the past year) hospitalized or had a medical procedure (such as dialysis, surgery, catheters) are know as CA-MRSA infections. Staph or MRSA infections in the community are usually manifested as skin infections, such as pimples and boils, and occur in otherwise healthy people. (see Community-associated MRSA. )
2006-07-11 05:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a type of staphylococcus or "staph" bacteria that are resistant to many antibiotics. The staph bacteria can cause serious infections that can be very hard to treat because the bacteria are resistant to most antibiotics that are available. For more info go to www.webmd.com and type MRSA in the search field.
2006-07-11 05:09:29 · answer #3 · answered by mcbalt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MRSA-methicillin resistant staph aureus
2006-07-11 05:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by dulcern4u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a staph infection
2006-07-12 08:32:02 · answer #5 · answered by txcatwoman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋