Skin Infections and MRSA

4) Who's at Increased Risk for CA-MRSA or MRSA Infections?

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has investigated clusters of CA-MRSA (Community-Associated MRSA) skin infections among athletes, military recruits, children, Pacific Islanders, Alaskan Natives, Native Americans, men who have sex with men, and prisoners.

Factors that have been associated with the spread of MRSA skin infections include:

• Close skin-to-skin contact
• Openings in the skin such as cuts or abrasions
• Contaminated items and surfaces
• Crowded living conditions
• Poor hygiene

1) What is S. aureus and MRSA

2) Who Gets it?

3) What's it Look Like?

4) Who's at Increased Risk?

5) Diagnosis

6) Treatment

7) Prevention

8) Can I Get a Staph or MRSA Infection at a Health Club?

9) History of S. aureus and MRSA

10) Common Skin Infections

References:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
www3.niaid.nih.gov/