MRSA In Nursing Homes On The Rise Amongst Residents & Staff
An English study evaluating the prevalence of MRSA (MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in nursing homes has revealed residents and staff are at risk for contracting the bacteria. The sampling 1,111 residents and 553 staff in 45 nursing homes revealed 24% of residents and 7% of the staff were MRSA carriers. According to Dr. Paddy Kearney, Consultant Medical Microbiologist with the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, "We decided to carry out the study after noticing an apparent increase in recent years in the number of patients who had MRSA when they were admitted to hospital from nursing homes."...
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Nursing Homes- The Perfect Breeding Grounds for MRSA
In the 1960's a new strain of strain staph infection began to evolve. The new staph strain was resistant to common antibiotics that were commonly used to treat other strain. The new stain of staph was named, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or commonly known as MRSA. MRSA is a drug resistant bacterium that causes infection in various parts of the body. According to Web MD, the symptoms of MRSA depend on what area of the body is infected. Generally infections to the skin are not considered to be serious. However if MRSA enters the blood stream or open wounds (pressure sores)...
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