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Staph MRSA

By: Dylan Caldwell Biology 3 rd March 10, 2014 . Staph MRSA. What is Staph MRSA?. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA is a strain of staph bacteria that becomes resistant to antibiotics that would normally cure staph infections. . Types of Staph Infections.

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Staph MRSA

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  1. By: Dylan Caldwell Biology 3rd March 10, 2014 Staph MRSA

  2. What is Staph MRSA? • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus • MRSA is a strain of staph bacteria that becomes resistant to antibiotics that would normally cure staph infections.

  3. Types of Staph Infections • There are regular staph infections and MRSA infections which are resistant to some antibiotics • The MRSA infections come in two variants CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA • CA-MRSA being community associated and HA-MRSA being health care associated

  4. Causes and Symptoms • Staph bacteria is found in peoples mouth and in peoples noses but only on 25% of people it is found • People contract staph from open wounds on them and by which then the bacteria enters the wound and infects it • Staph can also be spread by skin to skin contact making it popular in various contact sports

  5. Symptoms Continued……...... • Staph can start out as looking like pimples or bug bites on your skin • If left untreated the infection will start to spread and affect bone, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, and the heart and lungs • What the infection does is it burrows deep down into the body causing it to affect the list of things above

  6. What does a Staph Infection look like?

  7. How we cure MRSA infections • There are only two ways a doctor goes about treating a MRSA infection all depending on the situation • In the early stages of the infection they can cut open the abscess and let it drain • Usually they have to prescribe antibiotics to cure it but for MRSA they have to use antibiotics they wouldn’t normally use

  8. Curing MRSA infections • Sometimes to rid away MRSA they might have to surgical clean the infection also • Doctors have to be careful when prescribing antibiotics, it all depends on what stage the infection is at • They might have to lower the strength or increase it due to it being a MRSA infection

  9. Sources • http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/community/photos/index.html • http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mrsa/basics/symptoms/con-20024479 • http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy117.nclive.org/eds/detail?sid=b4194ca5-b032-4168-9c12-091b2eb216b2%40sessionmgr115&vid=4&hid=110&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=hxh&AN=45724943 • http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy117.nclive.org/eds/detail?sid=b4194ca5-b032-4168-9c12-091b2eb216b2%40sessionmgr115&vid=4&hid=110&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=hxh&AN=36257566 • http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/staph-infection-cellulitis • Works Cited • Encyclopedia, A.D.A.M. Medical. PubMed Health . 9 April 2012. 25 February 2014 . • GOETZ, GRETCHEN. Food Saftey News. 9 August 2012. 9 March 2014. • Health Source - Consumer Edition. "Community-Associated Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infection (CA-MRSA) ." 2013. • —. "Healthcare-Associated Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infection (HA-MRSA) ." 2013. • Partra, Kevin. NFL. 11 October 2013. 9 March 2014. • Staff, Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic. 13 November 2012. 17 February 2013. • Statistic Brain. 7 July 2013. 23 Feburay 2014. • WebMD. WebMD. 3 April 2013. 1 March 2014.

  10. Works Cited • Encyclopedia, A.D.A.M. Medical. PubMed Health . 9 April 2012. 25 February 2014 . • GOETZ, GRETCHEN. Food Saftey News. 9 August 2012. 9 March 2014. • Health Source - Consumer Edition. "Community-Associated Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infection (CA-MRSA) ." 2013. • —. "Healthcare-Associated Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infection (HA-MRSA) ." 2013. • Partra, Kevin. NFL. 11 October 2013. 9 March 2014. • Staff, Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic. 13 November 2012. 17 February 2013. • Statistic Brain. 7 July 2013. 23 Feburay 2014. • WebMD. WebMD. 3 April 2013. 1 March 2014

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