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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a cause of staph infection that is difficult to treat because of resistance to some antibiotics.

Staph infections-including those caused by MRSA-can spread in hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and in the community where you live, work, and go to school.

You can help prevent infections and stop the spread of MRSA.

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a cause of staph infection that is difficult to treat because of resistance to some antibiotics. Staph infections-including those caused by MRSA-can spread in hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and in the community where you live, work, and go to school.

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MRSA or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a strain of the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to many common anti-biotics. This accounts for the two types of staph infections methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), commonly refereed to as staph, and MRSA. The bacteria can commonly be found on the sin and sinuses of people but when under the skin can cause infection. This bacteria is also a potential food poising agent and is tested for by the FDA.

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Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria

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Symptoms of a MRSA infection include:

red

swollen

painful

serious complications can include:

skin abscess ( which can leave holes in the skin)

endocarditis of the heart

and infection of the lungs

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Diagnosis is common after an abscess has formed. Abscesses that are suspected staph are commonly treated with  penicillin. MRSA strains are resistant to penicillin and other ß-lactam agents. While the observance of a ß-lactam agents failing to treat an abscess can diagnose MRSA cultures can also be taken and tested for drug resistance. From such cultures we have been able to identify some medications that still are effective in treating MRSA and they include ; erythromycin, clindamycin,  fluoroquinolones, and  MRSA-active cephalosporins.

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The best way to prevent MRSA is hygiene.

Bathing regularly

bathing after exercise and athletic competition

washing your hands

For medical facilities and other facilities trying to protect there stakeholders:

washing hands been between interactions with different people .

Frequent disinfection of surfaces that commonly have contact with skin, (examples chairs, beds, countertops, and gym equipment)

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This figure highlights the successes that the united states has had in reducing incidents of MRSA infection. The figure illustrates how medical facilities have made improvements in preventing the spread of MRSA in their facilities, which is important as they are the main site of infection for this disease. The figure also shows how minimal improvement has been made in community spaces. While we have experienced success in combating this bacterial infection it is crucial we remine vigilant with this disease as it continues to gain resistance to medications.

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Dr. Ali Hassoun, from the Alabama Infectious Disease Center

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Professional MMA Fighter, and hall of famer, Kevin Randleman's career ended right before his match up with Roger Gracie. Randleman was training diligently for his matchup with the grandson of the founder of Brazilian Jujitsu, when he was taken out by a MRSA infection he got in practice.