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==Background== | |||
*'''Two kinds of [[MRSA]]:''' | *'''Two kinds of [[MRSA]]:''' | ||
**[[Hospital acquired-MRSA]] (HA-MRSA) | **[[Hospital acquired-MRSA]] (HA-MRSA) | ||
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===Risk Factors=== | ===Risk Factors=== | ||
*Multiple skin sites | |||
*Recurrent infection | |||
*Close contact of person with Hx of MRSA | |||
*Infection showing early necrosis | |||
Latest revision as of 16:46, 19 April 2017
Background
- Two kinds of MRSA:
- Hospital acquired-MRSA (HA-MRSA)
- Multi-drug resistant, most commonly seen in ventilator associated pneumonia, post operative infections, and catheter associated infections
- Community acquired-MRSA (CA-MRSA)
- Tends to be resistant to beta-lactams, most commonly seen in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and rarely in necrotizing pneumonia
- Hospital acquired-MRSA (HA-MRSA)
Risk Factors
- Multiple skin sites
- Recurrent infection
- Close contact of person with Hx of MRSA
- Infection showing early necrosis