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Title: NOSOCOMIAL ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT ORGANISMS


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NOSOCOMIAL ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT ORGANISMS
MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus VRE Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
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MRSA
  • Resistant to most antibiotics
  • Found in health care facilities
  • hospitals
  • long term care facilities
  • other care facilities
  • Not a threat to healthy people

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Why should YOU be concerned about MRSA?
  • Difficult to contain
  • Easily spread
  • Hard to treat

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Risk factors for MRSA infection
  • Surgery
  • Devices used in invasive procedures
  • ICU or burn ward
  • Age
  • Treatment with multiple antibiotics
  • Severe illness or disability
  • Prolonged or repeated hospital stays
  • Compromised immune system

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How is MRSA spread?
  • Direct contact between health-care workers and
    clients.
  • Colonized vs. infected persons
  • Health-care workers are the MAIN carriers.
  • NOT usually spread through the air

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How do I detect an infection of MRSA?
  • Symptoms
  • drainage from a wound
  • Fever and chills
  • increased white blood cell count

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Common sites of infection
  • Respiratory tract
  • Surgical wounds
  • Perineum or rectum
  • Skin

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How to stop the spread of MRSA
  • Proper hand-washing
  • Before caring for each client
  • After removing gloves
  • Before leaving the clients room

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VRE
  • Hard to treat
  • Some forms of VRE pass on their drug-resistant
    genes!

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Risk factors for VRE infection
  • Severe illness
  • Treatment with multiple antibiotics
  • Abdominal or cardiac surgery
  • Devices used in invasive procedures
  • Age
  • ICU
  • Prolonged or repeated hospital stays

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How does a VRE infection develop?
  • Opportunistic
  • Bacteria transmitted between clients and
    healthcare workers
  • colonized vs. infected persons

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Signs of VRE infection
  • Drainage from a wound
  • Fever and chills
  • Increased white blood cell count

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Handwashing prevents spread of VRE
  • Wash hands before patient care
  • Wash hands after removing gloves
  • Wash hands BEFORE leaving the patients room.

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MRSA AND VRE
  • All healthcare workers play a role in preventing
    the spread of these nosocomial infections.
  • REMEMBER-WASH YOUR HANDS
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