Community-associated MRSA infections

Community-associated MRSA infections

Addie’s initial symptoms commenced with a nightmare that came about due to an ache in her hip. At first, she and Tonya chalked it up to a strain from softball practice. She was only 11 years of age when she was diagnosed with MRSA, an infection that she had obtained by picking a scab. However, while in hospital, she contracted a form of bacteria stenotrophomonas that almost ended her life. The symptoms indicated that her condition would have increased with an increase in activities that entail skin to skin contact and crowding.

Community-associated MRSA infections refer to MRSA infections in healthy individuals who have neither been hospitalized nor had any medical procedures such as surgery or dialysis within the past few years. Bacteria are examples of microbes. Addie developed infections caused by several drug-resistant bacteria such as the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and the stenotrophomonas maltophilia, particularly resistant form of pneumonia brought about by Enterobacter aerogenes. The characteristics of these microbes include: they are motile due to the availability of a four polar flagellum; they are catalase-positive; hence some of them are either weakly oxidase-positive or negative. The bacteria, such as the stenotrophomonas maltophilia are opportunistic pathogens that are mostly found in a wider environment or around a hospital environment.

Antibiotic resistance can be prevented in several ways, including the immunization process and using the antibiotic drugs when directed and only when necessary. The health care professionals can also aid curb antibiotic resistance by only prescribing and dispensing the antibiotic drugs only when they are needed and based on the prescription guideline. On the other hand, vaccines interfere with the antibiotic resistance by directly reducing the organism and various strains carrying resistant genes.