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M
ethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
Aureus (MRSA) Staph is a type of bacteria. It may cause skin
infections that look like pimples or boils. Skin infections
caused by Staph may be red, swollen, painful, or have pus
or other drainage. Some Staph (known as Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcusaureus or MRSA) are resistant to certain antibiotics,
making it harder to treat. The information on this page applies
to both Staph and MRSA.
The increase in cases of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
Aureus (MRSA), pronounced Mer-sah, is a growing concern among
health care providers. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) recently reported that MRSA infects more
than 94,400 Americans each year and kills nearly 18,500 people
annually. This represents more deaths annually than the 17,000
attributable to AIDS in 2005.
Staph are spread by direct skin-to-skin contact, such as shaking
hands, wrestling, or other direct contact with the skin of
another person. Staph are also spread by contact with items
that have been touched by people with staph, like towels shared
after bathing and drying off, or shared athletic equipment
in the gym or on the field.
Staph infections start when staph get into a cut, scrape or
other break in the skin. People who have skin infections—painful,
swollen pimples, boils, and rashes, for example—should
be very careful to avoid spreading their infection to others.
MRSA and other staph infections can be diagnosed with lab
tests. Lab tests will also help your doctor decide which antibiotic
should be used for treatment, if antibiotic treatment is necessary.
Your doctor will usually take a sample on a swab from the
infected area. The sample will then be sent to a laboratory
to see if the infection is caused by staph. Blood and other
body fluids can be tested for staph as well.
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