Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

individuals that can acquire this infection. The article also mentions that MRSA has been found in pets, and in animals that we consume, which include pigs, and cows. The primary research article,” RNA-Seq Reveals Differential Gene Expression in Staphylococcus aureus with Single-Nucleotide Resolution,” much like the previous article, “What is MRSA,”exhibits a scientific, factual tone is relating its message. However unlike the previous article, the format of this article follows the scientific…

If nothing else works (i.e the bacteria is resistant to everything else) then doctors will use vancomycin. However, since enterococci are becoming resistant to it, we can’t use it to treat VRE. Since no other antibiotic works, there is no way to treat VRE. To add to the problem enterococci rarely causes infection. The only exception is in debilitated…

General Information Klebsiella Pneumoniae is a "Super-bug". "Super-bug" is a term used to describe strains of bacteria that have become resistant to the majority of antibiotics that the medical community prescribes today. These superbugs can cause a range of diseases, depending on which part of the body they infect. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a bacteria which is found inside human intestines, where under normal conditions it is not known to cause disease. However, Klebsiella pneumoniae has…

“Asian and Hispanic patients are at higher risk for postoperative sepsis, and African American patients have two times the risk of developing hospital- acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection compared with white patients” (Edmiston & Spencer, 2014). There are many reasons why SSIs happen, most of which are preventable. “Factors that contribute to disparities in health care include language barriers, unconscious…

States. According to the CDC it is estimated that one in twenty patients will contract a HAI. One common HAI is Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a type of Staphylococcus that has acquired resistance to a large array of antibiotics.. Significance of the problem: The indubitable issue with HAI; MRSA is not that normal flora enters into the blood stream and becomes resistant to antibiotics, rather that when this bacterium enters the bloodstream it leads to infection. According…

it was discovered that some antibiotics has created strains of bacteria that are resistant to that antibiotic. One example of this is MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This means that sick patients must find a different antibiotic or have no way to cure the illness. However, resorting to different antibiotics has compounded the issue even further, because strains have developed that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. There are two sides that people are taking on this…

Protect Yourself Against Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Naturally There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic-resistant superbugs lately, and we 're understandably scared. After all, if the strongest prescription antibiotics can 't beat a raging infection, does this mean we 'll enter another dark age of plague-like sickness and death? Not necessarily. Even though the first United States medical case of antibiotic-resistant bacteria was discovered recently, there 's no need for panic just…

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a well-known example of a bacterium that is resistant to a number of antibiotics and is the main cause of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) all across the EU. EU funds are already spent in several interventions aimed at improving knowledge and promoting…

aureus), Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, klebsiella pneumonia , Escherichia coli ( E.coli), Enterococcus, Burkholderia, Enterobacter, Proteus, coagulase negative staphylococci ( S.epidermidis, S. saprophytic). Although…

Proper sanitization is one of, if not the, most important aspect of working in the medical field. Nurses, doctors, technicians, or any medical personnel, come in contact with many patients in just a single day. Each patient can have a myriad of different pathogens that can easily contaminate the hospital. Hand hygiene is an easy solution that highly decreases the risk of cross-contamination to other surfaces, coworkers, and even patients. These standards of care, regarding sanitization, are…