Question

Review an article about one of the following infections/superbugs. MRSA, VRE or C-diff. 1. How is the infection spread? 2. Is it treatable and preventable? 3. Are there long-term effects if left untreated? 4. How prevalent is the infection/How common is it? 5. Discuss an incident of a poor outcome or fatality related to the infection.

Answer 1

1. MRSA is usually spread in the community by contact with infected people of things that are carrying the bacteria . This includes through contact with a contaminated wound or by sharing personal items, such as towels or razors, that have touched injected skin. 2. Yes, MRSA or can be treated by anih antibiotics a wound managmont. MRSA can be prevented by following the given points - • Wash your hands on regular basis • Keep your wounds covered at all times. • Don't share personal items like towel, dazoo. Sanitize your linens. If left untreated, MRSA infections can become severe and cause sepsis - the body's extreme response to an infection MRSA incidence range from 2.3 to 69.1). In 2005, invasive MIRSA injection in the us oulured at a date of 31.8 per 100000 people after adjustment for age, race and gender and 75% of these invasive MRSA infections involved SAB (Staph aureus Bacteria). The annual number of new MRSA isolates in the Netherlands tripled in 2002 compared with previous years. This increase was in part due to a MRSA out break in the Rijnmond region. The outbreak occured in two merged hospitals and is the largest ever to occur in the Netherlands.