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MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It causes a staph infection (pronounced "staff infection") that is resistant to several common antibiotics. There are two types of infection. Hospital-associated MRSA happens to people in healthcare settings. Community-associated MRSA happens to people who have close skin-to-skin contact with others, such as athletes involved in football and wrestling.

Infection control is key to stopping MRSA in hospitals. To prevent community-associated MRSA

  • Practice good hygiene
  • Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed
  • Avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages
  • Avoid sharing personal items, such as towels, washcloths, razors, or clothes
  • Wash soiled sheets, towels and clothes in hot water with bleach and dry in a hot dryer

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Photograph of Staphylococcus aureus cultured on an agar plate
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  1. MRSA (National Library of Medicine)  
    MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It causes a staph infection (pronounced "staff infection") that is resistant to several common antibiotics. There are two types ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mrsa.html - Health Topics
  2. MRSA 
    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) ... illegal drugs. Had surgery in the past year MRSA infections can also occur in healthy people who ...
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  3. Antimicrobial (Drug) Resistance: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)  
    ... Antimicrobial (Drug) Resistance Skip Content Marketing Share this: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicting numerous clumps ...
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  4. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... infections. For more information, see Definition of MRSA . MRSA Infection Topics Definition What is MRSA?... Prevention Personal, ...
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  5. MRSA: Protecting Student Athletes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    MRSA infection Basics In-Depth Multimedia Resources Reprints A single copy of this article may be reprinted for personal, noncommercial use only. MRSA: Protecting student athletes By Mayo Clinic staff Original ...
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  6. ClinicalTrials.gov: MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
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  7. Treatment of MRSA Infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... Reporting MRSA to State Health Departments Treatment of MRSA Infections Treatment of MRSA will vary by the type and location of infection. MRSA Skin Infections Treatment for MRSA skin infections may ...
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  8. About MRSA Skin Infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... protect my family from MRSA skin infections? About MRSA Skin Infections: What is MRSA? MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , a potentially ...
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  9. Protect Yourself from MRSA (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... Favorites Delicious Digg Google Bookmarks Protect Yourself from MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type ... bloodstream infections, surgical site infections, or pneumonia. How MRSA Spreads in Healthcare Settings MRSA is mainly spread ...
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  10. MRSA Screening (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)  
    ... of this website will be limited. Search Help? MRSA Screening Share this page: Was this page helpful? ... getting a MRSA infection? 1. Can I get MRSA more than once? Yes, being successfully treated for ...
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