Clean your hands often. Cover your wounds with clean, dry bandages until healed. Pus from infected wounds can contain MRSA. Throw away bandages and tape with the regular trash. You, your family, and others in close contact should wash hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub, especially: after changing a bandage after touching an infected wound after touching dirty clothes Do not share personal items such as towels, washcloths, razors, and clothing, including uniforms.
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Health Topics. Health Tools. By Anne L. Reviewed: November 15, Medically Reviewed. Fortunately, serious MRSA infections in healthcare settings appear to be on the decline. The bump may be: Red Swollen Painful Warm to the touch Filled with pus Accompanied by a fever 1,3 If you have skin symptoms typical of MRSA or if you have a fever, schedule an appointment with your doctor immediately.
In the meantime, keep the area covered with a clean bandage and wash your hands frequently. Doing so could make the infection worse. Other antibiotics that may be used to treat HA-MRSA include those used to treat skin infections, as well as: Daptomycin Ceftaroline Tedizolid Dalbavancin Oritavancin Telavancin Levofloxacin levaquin Your doctor will decide whether to prescribe an intravenous IV or oral antibiotic based on the location and severity of your infection.
These procedures may include: Wearing protective garments Following strict hand hygiene rules Disinfecting contaminated surfaces Properly washing contaminated laundry 3 There are a number of steps you can take to reduce the risk of acquiring a MRSA infection in your community CA-MRSA : Wash your hands thoroughly after coming into contact with others. Keep any cuts, bites, or sores clean and covered with a bandage.
Wash your hands before and after sports activities. Use an antiseptic solution to clean shared exercise equipment before using it. Place a towel between your skin and shared exercise equipment. The Empowered Patient Coalition Created by patient advocates, the organization wants to help the public improve the quality and safety of their healthcare through information and education. MRSA infections may affect your:.
Visitors and health care workers caring for people in isolation may need to wear protective garments. They also must follow strict hand hygiene procedures. For example, health care workers can help prevent HA-MRSA by washing their hands with soap and water or using hand sanitizer before and after each clinical appointment. Hospital rooms, surfaces and equipment, as well as laundry items, need to be properly disinfected and cleaned regularly. Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products.
Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. This content does not have an English version. This content does not have an Arabic version. Overview Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA infection is caused by a type of staph bacteria that's become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections.
Staph infection Open pop-up dialog box Close. Staph infection MRSA infections start out as small red bumps that can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses. 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.
If screening finds MRSA on your skin, you may need treatment to remove it. This is known as decolonisation. Treatment is normally done at home, but may be started after going into hospital if you need to be admitted quickly.
These may be taken as tablets or given as injections. Treatment can last a few days to a few weeks. During treatment, you may need to stay in your own room or in a ward with other people who have an MRSA infection to help stop it spreading. You can normally still have visitors, but it's important they take precautions to prevent MRSA spreading. If you're staying in hospital, there are some simple things you can do to reduce your risk of getting or spreading MRSA.
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