Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a Staphylococcus aureus strain which is methicillin
(antibiotic) resistance. Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a type of type of
MRSA infection caused mainly in individual who lacks explicit risk issues for healthcare revelation. Causative
agent associated with the infection is Staphylococcus aureas, which is normally found on the nose and skin of
healthy individual and it is present normally in around 20% to 30 % of the healthy individual. Community-
Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is commonly observed in people who have not been
hospitalized recently (Department Of Health, 2019). Outbreaks of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is observed among, athletes, military recruits, injection drug users, day-
care attendees and other people living in crowded settings. It is transmitted through direct and indirect contact
between the individual. Direct contact occurs either through touching physical intimacy between the individual.
Indirect contact occurs through using the contaminated items of the patient such as, sharing of clothing, towel
and other accessories, using athletic equipment. It is also transmitted through an open wound or surgical
wound. People suffering from CA-MRSA get skin infection as an initial symptoms. After that, it appear on the
skin as reddened areas which is filled with pus followed by swelling. The patient also undergoes recurrent
fever. Initial symptoms of CA-MRSA is often seen within 1 to 10 days of infection (Coombs, 2016). It is
prevented by maintaining the general hygiene procedure such as, hand washing, proper healing of an open
wound, contaminated items of the patient should not be shared and direct contact should be avoided. CDC
(Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) and NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) have
issued recommendation for the prevention of the disease (Department Of Health, 2019).
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