who is vulnerable from mrsa?
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MRSA remains a concern in hospitals, where it can attack those most vulnerable — older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Having an invasive medical device. Medical tubing — such as intravenous lines or urinary catheters — can provide a pathway for MRSA to travel into your body.
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Over time, strains of MRSA developed resistances to other penicillin-related antibiotics. In fact, MRSA is now resistant to an entire class of penicillin-like antibiotics called beta-lactams, which includes amoxicillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin and many others.
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Avoid sharing personal items such as uniforms, personal protective equipment, clothing, towels, washcloths or razors that may have had contact with the infected wound or bandage. Talk to your doctor. Tell any healthcare providers who treat you that you have or had a staph or MRSA skin infection.
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['Children younger than 5 years of age.', 'Adults aged 65 and older.', 'People with weakened immune systems, including pregnant women.', 'People who travel to certain countries.']
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If you or someone in your family experiences these signs and symptoms, cover the area with a bandage and contact your doctor. It is especially important to call your doctor when these signs and symptoms are accompanied by a fever. View photos of MRSA skin infections here.
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['Children younger than 5.', 'Adults older than 65.', 'People with weakened immune systems.', 'Pregnant women.']
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The area may be painful to touch and be full of pus or other drainage. Symptoms in serious cases may include a fever. MRSA can cause urinary tract infections, pneumonia, toxic shock syndrome, and even death.
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The bacteria can spread by skin-to-skin contact or through sharing athletic equipment or even towels. Poor hygiene, such as skipping hand-washing before and after sports, can also lead to MRSA. Injuries may allow the bacteria to enter the skin. The MRSA bacteria can creep into the body through any open cut or wound.
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MRSA infections typically occur when there's a cut or break in your skin. MRSA is very contagious and can be spread through direct contact with a person who has the infection. It can also be contracted by coming into contact with an object or surface that's been touched by a person with MRSA.
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Vancomycin is generally considered the drug of choice for severe CA-MRSA infections. Although MRSA is usually sensitive to vancomycin, strains with intermediate susceptibility, or, more rarely, resistant strains have been reported.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Staph bacteria are usually harmless, but they can cause serious infections that can lead to sepsis or death. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a cause of staph infection that is difficult to treat because of resistance to some antibiotics.
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The symptoms of a MRSA infection depend on the part of the body that is infected. For example, people with MRSA skin infections often can get swelling, warmth, redness, and pain in infected skin.
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MRSA is usually spread by direct contact with an infected wound or from contaminated hands, usually those of healthcare providers. Also, people who carry MRSA but do not have signs of infection can spread the bacteria to others (i.e., people who are colonized).
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It's possible for a mother to pass MRSA to her baby during a normal delivery (vaginal birth). MRSA can also be passed on from other babies in the hospital if they're carrying it. If a baby develops an MRSA infection, it can be treated. Serious infections in babies caused by MRSA are rare.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can survive on some surfaces, like towels, razors, furniture, and athletic equipment for hours, days, or even weeks. It can spread to people who touch a contaminated surface, and MRSA can cause infections if it gets into a cut, scrape, or open wound.
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['Infants and children aged <5 years.', 'Adults aged >20 years.', 'Pregnant women.', 'People with compromised immune systems, such as from leukemia and HIV infection.']
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As long as there are viable MRSA bacteria in or on an individual who is colonized with these bacteria or infected with the organisms, MRSA is contagious. Consequently, a person colonized with MRSA (one who has the organism normally present in or on the body) may be contagious for an indefinite period of time.