MRSA infection | 疾病管制署傳染病

2020年12月1日—Evenwhenantibioticsareusedappropriately,theycontributetotheriseofdrug-​resistantbacteriabecausetheydon'tdestroyeverygermthey ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a type of staph bacteria thats become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections.

Most methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections occur in people whove been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, its known as health care-associated (HA-MRSA). health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) infections usually are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints. HA-MRSA can spread by health care workers touching people with unclean hands or people touching unclean surfaces.

Another type of infection has occurred in the wider community — among healthy people. This form, community-associated (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil. Its usually spread by skin-to-skin contac...