MRSA

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BBC Action Network: MRSA: - Answers frequently asked questions about the disease.

CBC News In Depth: Hospital infections - Information about MRSA, VRE and ESBL bacteria from the Canadian broadcast company.

CDC: MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Fact sheets for patients and healthcare personnel about MRSA. Also general information on laboratory detection as well as non-hospital healthcare settings.

CDC: MRSA in Schools - Factsheet with disease information and prevention methods.

CDC: Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Stapylococcus aureus - Fact sheet on an antibiotic resistant strain of staph.

CDC/NIOSH: MRSA and the Workplace - Factsheet with prevention measures and diease information.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts MRSA Infection Control Guidelines - Guidelines for long term care facilities with suggestions that apply to all at risk places. [PDF]

DermNet NZ: MRSA - Facts about the disease from the New Zealand Dermatological Society.

Electronic Collection Virtual Collection of Monographs and Periodicals - The evolution of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in Canadian hospitals. 5 yrs of national surveillance. In French and English. [PDF]

Guidelines for the Control of MRSA - Full version provided online by The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Health Protection Agency - Factsheet from the UK agency. [PDF]

Johns Hopkins Medical: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - Factsheet about the disease with disease information and epidemiology.

Living with MRSA - Includes factsheet with illustrations from the Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington Health Department. [PDF]

Massachusetts Bureau of Communicable Disease Control: Antibiotic Resistance Web Site - Provides information about antibiotic resistance as well as specific bacteria that have developed antibiotic resistance.

Mayo Clinic: MRSA Infection - Overview of the symptoms, causes, and treatment of this virulent staph infection.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: MRSA Infection - Includes cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

MedlinePlus: MRSA - Features news, links to related resources, articles, and research.

Medscape: Questions About MRSA and Answers From the Experts - Includes factsheet with photographs.

Minnesota Dept. of Health: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Disease statistics and basics, plus information for schools, health professionals, correctional facilities, and athletic programs.

MRSA Action UK - Organization with the purpose to raise public awareness about the disease and influence the government and healthcare sectors. Includes news, forum, weblog, newsletter, memorials, and disease information.

MRSA and Families Network - Irish organization. Includes contacts, links, disease information, and news.

MRSA Notes - Weblog with recent news about the disease and outbreaks.

MRSA Resources - Produced by survivors of the disease. Includes personal stories, forum, links, disease information, and factsheets.

MRSA Watch - Features news, disease information, and links to related resources.

New York State Department of Health: MRSA - Factsheets, alerts and advisories, press releases, eduactional material, and resources.

NHS Direct: MRSA - Factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

North Carolina Public Health: What is Community-Associated MRSA - Series of factsheets about the disease.

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services: MRSA - Outbreak prevention, risk factors, and handling MRSA carriers.

Texas Department of State Health Services: MRSA - Series of factsheets and presentations about the disease in several different environments.

Topix: MRSA News - Headline links from media sources worldwide.

VisualDxHealth: MRSA - Signs, symptoms, and photographs of the disease.

Wikipedia: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Encyclopedia article with history, symptoms and signs, treatment, and prevention.

JAMA: MRSA Infections - Article with facts about the disease in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (October 17, 2007)

Readers Digest: Deadly Superbugs - News article about the rise in CA-MRSA cases. (August 1, 2007)

Topix: MRSA News - Headline news about the disease. [RSS]