Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA): Prevention and Treatment

Health Care-Associated Prevention Methods

Guidelines for health and wellness are implemented in hospitals and care facilities and must be followed to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Such measures include frequent hand-washing, cleaning of equipment, clothing, and bedding, separation of patients with MRSA from other patients, ensuring visitors are sanitary and are provided with gowns and gloves, and testing other patients for signs of the active bacteria.

Abscess Drainage

One sign indicating MRSA is forming is a boil that appears on the skin. This boil can turn into an abscess, which is often seen on patients with CA-MRSA and affect the trunk, arms, and legs. The patient should not try to drain the abscess or pop the boil themselves. Doctors often use abscess drainage to treat them, which typically involves making a small incision and drawing out the pus, though sometimes this is not enough to make the lesion go away permanently. In that case, the doctor gives the patients a course of antibiotics. Patients who have infections that come and go, a compromised immune system, or systemic disease benefit most from this methodology. It’s also helpful for elderly patients and babies.