Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Topic: Infection control
A strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin and several other antibiotics. It causes infections ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to pneumonia and sepsis, and silent colonization is common. It spreads mainly by contact with hands and contaminated surfaces. In hospital, use contact precautions, meticulous hand hygiene and environmental cleaning.
- Also known as:
- MRSA
- In Turkish:
- Metisiline dirençli Staphylococcus aureus
What does Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus mean?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is part of the Infection control topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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