MRSA(MethicillinResistantStaphylococcusAureus介绍.PDF

MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) What is MRSA? Staphylococcus aureus, also called staph, is a type of germ known as bacteria. Many healthy people have this germ on their skin and in their nose. Staph germs most often cause an infection on the skin as lesions, pimples or boils. The infection can get into a surgical site, in the blood or cause pneumonia. If the infection gets worse, the signs may be tiredness, nausea or vomiting, shortness of breath, chest pain or skipped heart beats. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a type of staph infection that is hard to treat because it cannot be killed by many common antibiotics. MRSA can infect any part of the body. MRSA is becoming a very common infection. How is MRSA spread? Anyone can get a staph infection, but people are at higher risk for MRSA if they have: • Skin-to-skin contact with someone who has a staph infection. • Contact with items and surfaces that have the staph germ on them. This could be sports equipment, tattoo needles or other equipment. • Cuts or scrapes on their skin. • Crowded living conditions, such as schools, nursing homes, military bases or prisons. • A lot of physical contact such as sports teams. • Poor hygiene. MRSA （抗甲氧西林 金黄色葡萄球菌） 什么是MRSA? 金黄色葡萄球菌，也称staph, 是一种细菌。许多健康人的皮肤和鼻腔内都带此 细菌。Staph细菌常常引起皮肤感染，例如皮肤病变、暗疮或疥疮。感染可能 会进入手术部位、血液或导致肺炎。如果感染加重，症状可能有疲倦、恶心或 呕吐、气短、胸痛或心跳暂停。 抗甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌 (MRSA) 是一种金黄色葡萄球菌，所引起的感染 难以治疗，许多抗生素均对其无效。MRSA会感染身体的任何部位。MRSA正 在成为非常普通的感染。 MRSA是如何传播的? 任何人均可能感染MRSA ，但有些人感的风险更大，如果他们： • 与感染此细菌者有皮肤接触。 • 接触带有金黄色葡萄球菌的物品和表面。他们可能是运动器械、纹身针或 其它器械。 • 皮肤割伤或擦伤。 • 生活在拥挤的环境内，例如学校、长期护理机构、军事基地或监狱。 • 与他人有许多身体接触者，例如体育团队。 • 卫生习惯不良。 MRSA. Simplified Chinese. Testing for MRSA See a doctor if you or your child has a skin wound that is not healing or if there are signs of an infection, such as fever, pain, redness, warmth, swelling or drainage f