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MRSA is short for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. There are currently two types of MRSA: community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) and hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA).
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Wikipedia: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Encyclopedia article with history, symptoms and signs, treatment, and prevention. CDC/NIOSH: MRSA and the Workplace - Factsheet with prevention measures and disease information. MRSA Watch - Features news, disease information, and links to related resources. MRSA Action UK - Organization with the purpose to raise public awareness about the disease and influence the government and healthcare sectors. Includes news, forum, weblog, newsletter, memorials, and disease information. Living with MRSA - Includes factsheet with illustrations from the Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington Health Department. Topix: MRSA News - Headline links from media sources worldwide. Topix: MRSA News - Headline news about the disease. DermNet NZ: MRSA - Facts about the disease from the New Zealand Dermatological Society. Minnesota Dept. of Health: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Disease statistics and basics, plus information for schools, health professionals, correctional facilities, and athletic programs. North Carolina Public Health: What is Community-Associated MRSA - Series of factsheets about the disease. Electronic Collection Virtual Collection of Monographs and Periodicals - The evolution of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in Canadian hospitals. 5 yrs of national surveillance. In French and English. MRSA Survivors Network - Features survivor's stories, advocacy work, disease information, and factsheets. Fight Staph Infections, Inc. - A personal sufferer describes her experiences and provides information about the dangers of staph infections, including MRSA, and how to prevent them. NHS Choices: MRSA Infection - Factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. SkinSight: MRSA - Signs, symptoms, and photographs of the disease. BBC News: Quick Guide: MRSA - Concise factsheet on this disease, its transmission, the UK death rate and how the NHS is combating the infection. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Antibiotic Resistance and MRSA - Includes information for healthcare providers, teachers, corrections professionals, coaches, athletic directors, and others. CDC: MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Fact sheets for patients and healthcare personnel about MRSA. Also general information on laboratory detection as well as non-hospital healthcare settings. CDC: Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Stapylococcus aureus - Fact sheet on an antibiotic resistant strain of staph. CDC: MRSA in Schools - Factsheet with disease information and prevention methods. New York State Department of Health: MRSA - Factsheets, alerts and advisories, press releases, eduactional material, and resources. Mayo Clinic: MRSA Infection - Overview of the symptoms, causes, and treatment of this virulent staph infection. Health Protection Agency - Factsheet from the UK agency. JAMA: MRSA Infections - Article with facts about the disease in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Patient UK: MRSA - Factsheet on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus which causes an infection that mainly occurs in people who are already ill in hospital. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: MRSA Infection - Includes cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention. MedlinePlus: MRSA - Features news, links to related resources, articles, and research. Texas Department of State Health Services: MRSA - Series of factsheets and presentations about the disease in several different environments.
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