Question

Need a full literature review on MRSA opinions with 14 references- or as many as you can.

Answer 1

MRSA , Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus is bacteria belonging to Eubacteria kingdom,classified under bacilli belinbelo to staphylococcasea family with staphylococcus aureus as the main species.

This is a real challenge to get rid of it effectively causing from no symptoms to severe life threatening infection.

Risk factors:

• Immunocompromised
• Any form of invasive lines,drains, catheter, indwelling implants,iv line,central line.
• Diabetes,COPD
• Elderly people
• IntrvenouIn drug user
• People working in healthcare sector
• Post operative cases
• Prisoners
• Inpatient
• Athelets

Diagnosis:

• Swab test from nares, axilla and groin
• Blood culture
• Urine culture
• Sputum culture
• Quantitative PCR procedure
• Rapid latex agglutination test

Signs and symptoms:

• Small red bump like pimple it boil
• Skin infection
• Fever

Others

• Pneumonia
• Abscess
• Subdural emphysema
• Spinal epidural abscess
• Thrombophlebitis
• Occular infection

Treatment:

• It needs administration of antibiotics immediately
• Removal of dead skin, tissue ,debris , implants
• Mupirocin ointment around nares,axilla and goin thrice aday a shower with microbat once a day for three consecutive days and recheck onn5 the day if positive repeat same treatment and test on 7 the fay

Prevention

• Screening at regular intervals
• Strict hand washing oravprac
• Isolation of infected people
• Decontamination after ptient discharged
• Decreasing the the of more antibiotics
• Decolonization
• Health education
• Keep wound clean
• Sanitize linen
• Don't inject illicit drugs
• Shower after atheletic games or practice

Complications:

• Sepsis
• Endocarditis
• Bacteremia
• Pneumonia
• Bone and joint infection
• Urinary tract infection