For: Methycillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus {or MRSA} (NCTC 12493)
(and - Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 15442), Escherichia coli (NCTC 10418), Salmonella typhimurium (ATCC 14028))
Who Can Get MRSA ?
MRSA does not respect age. A new born baby had become infected with it from the umbilical cord when it was cut. MRSA infections most often occur in patients in hospitals and are rarely seen among the general public. As with ordinary strains of Staphylococcus aureus, some patients harbour MRSA on their skin or nose without harm (such patients are said to be 'colonised'), whereas other patients may develop infections.
Some patients are at increased risk of developing infection. They include those with breaks in their skin due to wounds (including those caused by surgery), indwelling catheters or burns, and those with certain types of deficiency in their immune system, such as low numbers of white cells in their blood.
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