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"Staph" or Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA) Information





MRSA Educational Materials

Fact Sheets

• Issues in Healthcare Settings: Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) (CDC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion [DHQP]) Overview of CAMRSA for patients as well as healthcare professionals with references for further study.

• FACT SHEET FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS: Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections (Mar. 20, 2003) Definition, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and surveillance of CAMRSA for health care providers.
• PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS: Infecciones de la Piel por Estafilococo Aureus Resistentes a los Antibióticos (Mar. 15, 2004)

• FACT SHEET FOR PATIENTS: Antibiotic-resistant "Staph" Skin Infections (Mar 2003/Reposted Jan 2006) Questions and answers for patients concerned about Staph.
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Guidelines for Reducing the Spread of Staph/CAMRSA in Non-Healthcare Settings (September 2004) Prevention guidelines for those concerned about the potential transmission of CAMRSA, i.e. proprietors of facilities in which patrons and staff have bare skin contact with others or with shared equipment or surfaces (e.g., gyms, health clubs, and spas), or where patrons share close living spaces (e.g., homeless shelters, youth hostels, camps and homes).
• Skin Infections and MRSA Information for Schools (October 2007

• Fact Sheet For MSM: site / pdf file (February 2008)

 

Brochures, Handouts & Posters

• QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: STAPH/MRSA SKIN INFECTIONS (Jan. 14, 2004) Educational handout on CAMRSA for patients and their families

• This is MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) (Mar. 15, 2004) VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: This web page contains digital photographs of skin infections and wounds caused by community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA/Staph).

• Living with MRSA - An informational booklet produced by the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department with topics on prevention of infection and spread of MRSA.

• Living with MRSA: Learning how to control the spread of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (March 2006)
• Skin Infections and MRSA Information for Schools (October 2007)
• MRSA Guide for Parents /Spanish (October 2007)
• Mulitlingual translations of Parents Guide to MRSA (December 2007)
• CDC Education Materials: Includes Posters (October 2007)

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