-causes pimples and boils or pneumonia or blood infections
-resistant to methicillin
who is most likely to have an MRSA infection and what would it look like - answer✔-most
likely elderly or very ill
-healthy person's nose or skin
-can develop an open wound (bedsore) around the invasive device, blood, urine
How is MRSA transmitted? - answer✔contact and droplet
What is VRE (Vancomycin-resistant enterococci)? - answer✔enterococcus:
- bacteria naturally present in the GI tract/shed through stool
Vancomycin:
- an antibiotic used to treat infections caused by most strains of enterococcus
VRE:
- infection of urinary tract, surgical wounds or bloodstream, difficult to treat and can be
threatening
-very hard, found on hard surfaces for weeks to months and hands for hours
modes of transmission - answer✔contact (direct or indirect) droplet, airborne, common vehicle,
vector
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