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Have you ever been admitted to the hospital for surgery or illness? Have you ever caught an infection unrelated to your surgery or illness? If so, you have been the victim of a nosocomial infection also known as hospital-acquired infections.
C. difficile, MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus), are well known, but there are many others.
Do you know that you have more chances to die from a nosocomial infection than from a car accident?
Every year in Quebec, 90 000 people are afflicted by these infections and, of that number, 4000 die immediately.
A minimum of 50% of these infections could be avoided by better prevention and control measures such as strict hand hygiene.
Nosocomial infections are also very costly to the health system. On average they cost 180 millions dollars yearly.
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SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF COMMUNITY-ASSOCIATED MRSA IN THE STATES |
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Written by Christine Besson
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Friday, 25 November 2005 |
 Since 2002, an established nosocomial pathogen, has recently emerged as an important cause of skin and soft tissue infections among patients who have not been hospitalized. These community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections have frequently been identified through outbreak investigations affecting athletes, inmates, military recruits, colleges etc.
Skin infections such as abscesses and boils are the most common forms of this infection. The infected area usually starts out as a small bump resembling a pimple or spider bite, which becomes redder and often develops pus
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During CA-MRSA outbreaks, patients have frequently sought medical attention for a "spider bite," or a "sore." CA-MRSA can also cause serious systemic infections including pneumonia, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, endocarditis, and sepsis.
The CDC (Atlanta Center for Diseases Control) has finally launched a campaign to prevent antimicrobial resistance. To visit their site.
MRSA- Watch
Consult the site of Los Angeles Department of Health for information and prevention measures.
Prevention measures for sport teams
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