Staph Infection Mrsa Symptoms - Superbug- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staph infections, including MRSA, generally start as small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites. These can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining. Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin. But they can also burrow deep into the body, causing potentially life-threatening infections in bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves and lungs.
According to the CDC, in the case of MRSA, patients who already have a MRSA infection or who carry the bacteria on their bodies but do not have symptoms (”colonized” with MRSA bacteria) are the most common sources of transmission.
What is :MRSA
MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This type of bacteria causes “staph” infections that are resistant to treatment with usual antibiotics.
MRSA occurs most frequently among patients who undergo invasive medical procedures or who have weakened immune systems and are being treated in hospitals and healthcare facilities such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. MRSA in healthcare settings commonly causes serious and potentially life-threatening infections, such as bloodstream infections, surgical site infections, or pneumonia.
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Other resources.
Healthcare-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA)
Press Release: CDC Estimates 94,000 Invasive Drug-resistant Staph Infections Occurred in the U.S. in 2005.
I recently contracted the Staph infection, and have several oozing itching sores spreading throughout my body. I am a very clean 43 year old GrandMother, and The sores have gone into my nose, my arms, belly and chest. I went to the emergency room and was diagnosed with a bronchial infection as well. The Dr. did not drain my sores,and would not touch them. She put me on bacitracin antibiotic and said I should be fine. I am now shaky, fevered, feel like fainting all the time. I called the emergency room back and they said just keep taking the antibiotic. What should I do? I don’t feel good. Concerned in Oregon
my sister might have it so i was woundering how it starts