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	<title>MRSA Symptoms &#187; MRSA Information</title>
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	<description>Information about the superbug Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)</description>
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		<title>Penicillin And MRSA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alexander Fleming fortuitously discovered the antibacterial properties of a Penicillium mould in 1928. During the Second World War much use was made of penicillin in the treatment of battle wounds. Between the years of 1943 and 1955, when he died, Fleming received around 172 honours from all over the world.]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital-Acquired MRSA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospital-acquired MRSA refers to occurences on the MRSA infection that have been contracted within a healthcare setting. People in hospital are already suffering from a weakened immune system and are particularly vulnerable to MRSA infection.]]></description>
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		<title>MRSA Screening</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A MRSA screening is a process whose purpose is to detect the presence of the MRSA bacteria in patients. MRSA screenings are used primarily on colonised patients and on infected patients after they have been treated, to determine whether any resistant bacteria remains.]]></description>
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		<title>MRSA Superbug</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It can all begin with something so simple such as a shaving cut. The MRSA organism may have been living on that person for some time, with no symptoms being demonstrated. However, once that shaving cut appears, the bacteria can enter the bloodstream. Then MRSA becomes much more serious.]]></description>
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		<title>Community-Acquired MRSA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MRSA infections are usually associated with hospitalisation or other healthcare-associated risk factors. More recently however, physicians and other healthcare providers have observed an increasing number of people with MRSA infections who seem to lack traditional healthcare-associated risk factors. It appears that these people have community-associated infections. Skin and soft tissue infections such as abscesses or cellulites are the most common kind of infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus.]]></description>
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		<title>MRSA And Pregnancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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A Pregnant Woman Who Is An MRSA Carrier





There is no risk to an unborn baby if a pregnant woman is a carrier of MRSA bacteria and does not have an infection.
A Pregnant Woman With An MRSA Infection
There is an extremely small chance that if a pregnant woman becomes infected with MRSA, it could pass onto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MRSA Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Here is a brief MRSA information pack.
What is MRSA?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes difficult to treat infections. It is a more resistant variation of Staphylococcus aureus (SA).
Where is MRSA Found?
About 30% of people in the UK carry MRSA in their nose or on their skin. It does not become a problem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MRSA Guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guidelines To Understanding and Combating MRSA
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a bacterium that causes difficult to treat infections. It is a more resistant variation of Staphylococcus aureus (SA).
Being Colonised With SA
About one third of the population are carriers of SA bacteria but show no symptoms. These people are said to be colonised.
Developing an SA Infection
Anybody [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MRSA Testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Testing For MRSA
A Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screen is conducted to identify the presence of MRSA and no other pathogens. MRSA may be present in a colonised patient or in the wound site of a patient already treated for an MRSA infection.
The Culture


The culture is the most widely used form of testing to identify MRSA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MRSA Carrier</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Being An MRSA Carrier





A Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carrier is a person who has the MRSA bacteria living on their skin or in their nose but who does not demonstrate the symptoms of MRSA. Such people are often described as being colonised with MRSA.
Colonisation and MRSA Infection
It is particularly important when referring to an [...]]]></description>
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