washing is critical in preventing infection. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is more common than most people think. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2013) Workplace Safety & Health Topics. MRSA and the Workplace: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)‚ also known as staph‚ is a type of bacteria that most healthy people carry on their skin‚ or in their nose. The MRSA refers to the staph infection that is resistant certain antibiotics‚ and makes wound infections
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This essay is to discuss the statement: ‘Infection prevention is every healthcare professional’s responsibility’. In order to identify the healthcare professional’s responsibility the author will be drawing from three different sources including documents from the Department of Health‚ the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s code of conduct and the Royal College of Nursing. After this‚ the essay will talk about two different practises that healthcare professionals can use to break the chain of infection
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han we could even die from a paper cut. 2. How can antibioticresistant germs travel from people out into the environment? Antibioticresistant germs can travel from people out into the environment by a flush of toilet. 3. Why is MRSA particularly nasty in hospitals and prisons?
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and stated that its possible that the bacteria could be spread to humans through air from the animals (JH). Although there have been a few strains of MRSA that jump from humans to livestock a study showed that 38% of farmers had a presence of MRSA in them and was strongly related to having contact with animals (persistence of livestock associated MRSA). I think this should be very concerning for Americans because we consume so much livestock everyday and we are probably getting sick from this and don’t
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References: “Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)-Overview.” WebMD. WebMD‚ n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. McDonald‚ Virginia‚ Mary Thoele‚ Bill Salsgiver‚ and Susie Gero. Lab Manual for General Microbiology. N.p.: n.d. Print. 101010 0411.
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prevent reoccurring infections. The last page consisted of some facts‚ like that Staphylococcus aureus strain MRSA and others are an endemic in hospitals around the world‚ as they adapt to the antibiotics over time and gain resistance. According to the CDC‚ “it is estimated that the number of S. aureus–related hospitalizations increased 62%‚ from 294‚570 to 477‚927‚ and the estimated number of MRSA-related hospitalizations more than doubled‚ from 127‚036 to 278‚203 from the year 1999 to
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BIOS275 Week 6 Homework 12. What serious adverse effect has been linked to the drug Accutane? The serious adverse effect that has been linked to the drug Accutuane is depression and suicide. This drug is only used to treat severe acne and not common acne. 15. What is a herpes zoster infection and what drugs are used to treat it? Herpes zoster infection or shingles occur from the reemergence of the same virus that first caused chickenpox in the patient. The virus remains dormant in the body until
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that Staphylococcus aureus plays a huge role in Methicillin resistant Staphylococcal aureus otherwise termed MRSA. This bacterium can become resistant to many antibiotics such as methicillin‚ cephalosporins and erythromycin which make it much more difficult to treat. In order to try and treat MRSA vancomycin is administered to the patient. Even with this drug‚ researchers have found that MRSA is also becoming resistant to vancomycin as well. The prevention of this bacterium could help to minimize
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bacteria. Answer the questions below. Episode can be viewed at: HYPERLINK "http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hunting-the-nightmare-bacteria/"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hunting-the-nightmare-bacteria/ What is community associated MRSA? MRSA infections in healthy people who have not been hospitalized or had a medical procedure within the past year. What introduced Addie’s infection into her body? Addie often picked at her skin/scabs. They think this is how the infection entered
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What is Staph? Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria that is commonly found on a person’s skin and inside their sensitive mucous lined areas‚ such as the inside of the nose. Usually‚ it is harmless because of the natural protective barriers that the body has. But‚ if the skin has any damage done to it‚ such as a scratch or scrape‚ this bacteria can quickly invade the wound‚ which in turn causes a staph infection. Treating Staphylococcus Infections If the infection is on the surface of the skin‚
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