Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
New! Clinician
Fact Sheet [PDF
49K]
New!
Information
for Parents and Students (flyer) [PDF
155K]
New!
Letter
to School Administrators
[PDF
44K]
New!
(En Español)
Información para el público sobre el SARM originado en
la comunidad
New!
(En Español)
Información sobre el SARM para Padres y Estudiantes
[PDF
160K]
MRSA in Arizona
Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) requires laboratories to report invasive MRSA infections. This means that only cases where a positive laboratory test identified the bacteria in a normally sterile part of the body (i.e. blood, bones) are counted. These are typically
Healthcare-Associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). Skin infections, which are typically caused by
Community-Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), are not tracked by ADHS. ADHS also does not collect information on deaths due to MRSA.
What is Staphylococcus aureus?
Staphylococcus aureus, often referred to as “staph,” are bacteria
commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy people. Staph can
sometimes cause an infection. Most of these are minor skin infections and
can be treated without antibiotics. However, staph also can cause serious
infections such as surgical wound infections or pneumonia.
What is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?
Some staph are resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics such
as penicillin, amoxicillin, and cephalexin.
Who gets staph or MRSA infections?
The majority of MRSA
infections occur in hospitals or other healthcare settings. These
infections are called healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). For more
on HA-MRSA, click here.
Staph and MRSA can also cause illness in healthy persons in the
community. MRSA infections in persons who have not been hospitalized or had a medical procedure in the
past year are known as Community-Associated (CA-MRSA) infections. CA-MRSA
usually causes skin infections, such as pimples, boils, and "spider
bites," and occur in
otherwise healthy people. These infections can be found in schools, in
prisons, and on athletic teams. For more information on CA-MRSA, click
here.
For more information:
For the General Public:
[ADHS] Information for Parents and Students
(flyer) [PDF 155K]
[ADHS] Información sobre el SARM para Padres y Estudiantes
[PDF
160K]
[CDC] Community-Associated
MRSA Information for the Public
[CDC]
Información para el público sobre el SARM originado en
la comunidad
For Schools:
[ADHS] Letter to School Administrators
[PDF
44K]
[CDC] MRSA in Schools
For Clinicians:
[ADHS] Clinician
Fact Sheet [PDF
49K]
[CDC] Community-Associated
MRSA Information for Clinicians
[CDC] Management
of Drug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings, 2006
[PDF
233K]
[CDC] Guideline
for Isolation Precautions: Prevention Transmission of Infectious Agents in
Healthcare settings, 2007
For Athletes:
[CDC] MRSA
in Athletes
[Minnesota Dept of Health] Skin
Infections in Athletes
[National Athletic Trainers Association] CDC Warns Against
Resistant Staph Strain
[PDF
420K]
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