MRSA

Paper Summary:

The paper looks at the cause of a MRSA (staphylococcus aureus) infection and explains its risks for families and schools and for persons who have existing health problems. The paper then discusses its diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Outline:
What is the Causative Agent for MRSA?
What is the Problem with this Disease?
What are the Ways for Diagnosis of MRSA?
What are the Ways of Treatment and/or Prevention?

From the Paper:

"The British Association of Medical Microbiologists reports that MRSA (Staphylococcus aureus) is a bacterium frequently found in the noses of up to 30 percent of "normal healthy people." It is often found on human skin, as well. But if the Staphylococcus aureus gets inside the body it can cause "important infections such as boils or pneumonia," the report continues. The problem with this particular strain of this bacterium is that there are no antibiotics that can knock it down once it has entered the internal part of the human body. The www.link.med.ed.ac.uk British medical Web site points out that individuals can become carriers of MRSA in the same exact way that they can carry the ordinary Staphylococcus aureus - by "physical contact with the organism.""

Sample of Sources Used:

• Association of Medical Microbiologists. "The facts about MRSA." Retrieved Dec. 6, 2007,From http://www.amm.co.uk.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Methicilli-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus." Retrieved Dec. 6, 2007, from http://www.cdc.gov.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "What is CDC doing about MRSA?" Retrieved Dec.5, 2007, from http://www.cdc.gov.
• Chambers, Henry F. "Bactericidal vs. Bacteriostatic Antibiotic Therapy: A Clinical Mini-Review." National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Retrieved Dec. 5, 2007, fromhttp://www.nfid.org.
• Medical Link "MRSA" Retrieved Dec. 6, 2007, from http://www.link.med.ed.ac.uk/ridu/Mrsa.htm.

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