Causes and Symptoms of HA-MRSA

HA-MRSA is a type of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. Much of transmission, signs and symptoms of infection, duration of illness, complications and diagnosis are the same as for Staphylococcus aureus.

On this page:
Fact sheet
Transmission
Common Causes
Signs and symptoms of infection
Duration of illness
Complications

Fact sheets

• Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  CDC website about MRSA.

Transmission

• Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus

Common Causes

• Hospitalized patients are at increased risk for MRSA infection for several reasons:
  • Many hospitalized patients are taking antibiotics that can decrease the normal flora found on the body, giving MRSA strains an advantage.
• Many patients in hospitals have breaks in their skin (surgical wounds, intravenous lines (IVs), and catheters) that can allow bacteria to enter underlying tissues or the bloodstream.
  • Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus

Signs and symptoms of infection

• Most infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus are skin and soft tissue infections such as abscesses or cellulitis.
  • Signs and symptoms of Staphylococcus aureus

Duration of illness

• Duration of illness for Staphylococcus aureus

Complications

• There is a possibility for longer lasting or more severe infections with CA-MRSA if the initial antibiotic prescribed is not capable of killing the bacteria.
  • Complications of Staphylococcus aureus

see also>> Causes and Symptoms of MRSA
see also>> Causes and Symptoms of Staphylococcus aureus