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12 kwi 2024 · CDC considers methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) a "serious threat." 1 In healthcare facilities, such as hospitals or nursing homes, MRSA can cause severe problems including: Bloodstream infections. Pneumonia.
11 kwi 2024 · Complications. MRSA infections can cause serious problems in and outside of healthcare settings, including: Pneumonia (lung infections). Bloodstream infections. Surgical site infections. Sepsis, the body's extreme response to an infection (if left untreated).
3 lut 2021 · Bone and joint infections caused by MRSA can be difficult to treat and patients may require prolonged courses of antimicrobial therapy. Our recommendations do not include the management of the specialist conditions such as prosthetic joint infection and diabetic foot infection.
1 lut 2011 · The guidelines discuss the management of a variety of clinical syndromes associated with MRSA disease, including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), bacteremia and endocarditis, pneumonia, bone and joint infections, and central nervous system (CNS) infections.
18 mar 2011 · They provide guidance in the management of: skin and soft tissue infections including recurrent infections; use of intravenous vancomycin; and invasive infections, such as pneumonia, and infections in the bones, joints, blood or heart.
13 kwi 2023 · Risk factors for MRSA infection include MRSA colonization, having nonintact skin and having received inpatient care, surgery or having a medical device inserted. Additionally, athletes, daycare and school settings and military personnel in barracks have been described as risk factors.
29 lis 2023 · Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is defined by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) as an oxacillin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ≥4 mcg/mL [1].
