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Genetic mutations help MRSA to become highly resistant to antibiotics. Retrieved November 11, from www. Bacteria that You can also take steps to protect yourself from MRSA. Practice good hygiene. Keep your hands clean by washing them frequently and thoroughly with soap and clean, running water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Hand-washing is the best way to avoid spreading germs. Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage, and avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages.
Do not share personal items such as towels or razors. Be smart about using antibiotics. Know that antibiotics can help treat bacterial infections but they cannot cure viral infections. Always ask your doctor if antibiotics are the best treatment. And avoid pressuring your doctor into prescribing antibiotics when they won't help you get better. Always take all your antibiotic medicine as prescribed by your doctor.
Using only part of the medicine may cause antibiotic-resistant bacteria to develop. Do not save any antibiotics, and do not use antibiotics that were prescribed for someone else. If you are in the hospital, remind doctors and nurses to wash their hands before they touch you.
If you have an infection with MRSA, you can keep from spreading the bacteria. Cover your wound with clean, dry bandages. And follow your doctor's instructions on caring for your wound. Keep your hands clean. You, your family, and other people with whom you are in close contact should wash their hands often with soap and clean, running water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, especially after changing a bandage or touching a wound.
Do not share towels, washcloths, razors, clothing, or other items that may have had contact with your wound or a bandage. Wash your sheets, towels, and clothes with warm water and detergent and dry them in a hot dryer, if possible.
Keep your environment clean by wiping all frequently touched surfaces such as countertops, doorknobs, and light switches with a disinfectant. Related Information Using Antibiotics Wisely. Staphylococcal infections. In LK Pickering et al. MRSA infections. Kallen AJ, et al. Health care-associated invasive MRSA infections, — JAMA, 6 : — Liu C, et al.
Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children. MRSA lives harmlessly on the skin of around 1 in 30 people, usually in the nose, armpits, groin or buttocks. This is known as "colonisation" or "carrying" MRSA.
Getting MRSA on your skin will not make you ill, and it may go away in a few hours, days, weeks or months without you noticing. But it could cause an infection if it gets deeper into your body. Healthy people, including children and pregnant women, are not usually at risk of MRSA infections. Having MRSA on your skin does not cause any symptoms and does not make you ill. You will not usually know if you have it unless you have a screening test before going into hospital.
If you need to go into hospital and it's likely you'll be staying overnight, you may have a simple screening test to check your skin for MRSA before you're admitted. This is normally done at a pre-admission clinic or a GP surgery. A nurse will run a cotton bud swab over your skin so it can be checked for MRSA. Swabs may be taken from several places, such as your nose, throat, armpits, groin or any damaged skin. This is painless and only takes a few seconds. If you're not carrying MRSA, it's unlikely you'll be contacted about the result and you should follow the instructions from the hospital.
You may need treatment to remove the bacteria to reduce your risk of getting an infection or spreading the bacteria.
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