CA-MRSA Information for Health Professionals
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Required disease reporting
Fact sheet
Definition
Resources
Required disease reporting
- Reporting Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Minnesota Rules Governing Communicable Diseases require health care providers to report deaths or serious disease due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Fact sheet
- Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA): Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
Fact sheet for health professionals on CA-MRSA.
Definition of CA-MRSA
CA-MRSA infections are defined as an MRSA infection in an individual who has had:
- MRSA identified within 48 hours of admission to a hospital
- No history of hospitalization, surgery, dialysis, or residence in a long-term care facility within 1 year of the MRSA culture date
- No permanent indwelling catheter or percutaneous medical device (e.g., tracheostomy tube, gastrostomy tube, or Foley catheter)
- No known prior positive culture for MRSA.
CA-MRSA Resources
- Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Minnesota (PDF: 141KB/12 pages)
Disease Control Newsletter; November/December 2004: Volume 32, Number 6
- CDC and
Prevention Experts’ Meeting on Minimizing the Impact of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the Community
The goals of the meeting were to (1) review current knowledge regarding transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community, (2) discuss strategies for management on the individual patient and community level, and (3) identify areas where additional research is needed. A detailed summary of strategies for the clinical management of MRSA in the community, based on discussions held at this meeting, in conjunction with additional data available as of January 2006. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)
CDC webiste about CA-MRSA. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)
Seattle & King County Public Health website about MRSA including CA-MRSA. Attention: Non-MDH link
see also>> Information on MRSA for Health Professionals
Spotlight
"Superbugs": Antimicrobial Resistance
Frequently Requested Materials
Learning about MRSA: A guide for Patients
MRSA: Antibiotic-resistant “Staph” Skin Infections
MRSA: Information for Coaches and Athletes
Fact sheet about MRSA for coaches and athletes.
Questions and Answers about MRSA in Schools
Fact sheet that answers commonly asked questions that will help parents and school officials prevent the spread of MRSA in schools.
CA-MRSA: Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
Staphylococcus aureus Prescription Pad
Hand Hygiene
Information about washing/cleaning your hands.
Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Selected Pathogens (MDH Antibiogram)
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