New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyers: Measures Against MRSA Infection Can Prevent Severe and Life-Threatening Complications
Rashes, skin infections, and diseases of the skin can be a nuisance, but when a person contracts a staph infection of the skin called, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), it’s more than a nuisance; in fact it can be deadly. MRSA is the most common skin infection found in hospitals today, but in recent years, it has evolved into a new strain, infecting people outside of hospitals and healthcare settings. Community-Acquired MRSA (CA MRSA) and Hospital-Acquired MRSA (HA MRSA) present a unique challenge to doctors and hospitals as both strains have become resistant to antibiotics that formerly treated the infection. MRSA infections can become deadly when they invade bones, joints, lungs, heart valves, wounds, and the bloodstream.
Researchers have recently found that people can be carrying MRSA bacteria on their skin or in their nose and not be infected. Even though they are not suffering from an active infection, the bacteria can still spread to other people through close skin-to-skin contact, by sharing clothing or sporting equipment, and by healthcare workers who do not practice safe hand-washing guidelines. Preventive measures are essential to stopping the spread of these life-threatening bacteria.
Whether a MRSA infection was a community or hospital-acquired infection, the symptoms and treatments are the same. Anyone who has a rash with red bumps that look like pimples, bug bites, or boils accompanied by fever and abscesses should see their doctor immediately. The sooner the MRSA infection is diagnosed and the faster the treatments begin the better chance the individual will have for a complete recovery. Those most at risk for contracting an active hospital-acquired MRSA infection are the elderly, those with compromised immune systems from diseases such as diabetes and cancer, patients in long-term care facilities, and those with assistive medical devices such as catheters, insulin pumps, and feeding tubes.
Preventive measures by some hospitals across the nation have recently been put into place to help stop the spread of hospital-acquired MRSA. Patients are now being routinely screened for the presence of MRSA bacteria in their nose and on their skin prior to admission for scheduled procedures and surgeries.
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