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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
MRSA is a type of bacterium that is resistant to certain antibiotics. These antibiotics include methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin.
MRSA is spread from one person to another by contact, usually on the hands of caregivers. MRSA can be present on the caregiver's hands either from touching contaminated material excreted by the infected person or from touching articles contaminated by the skin of a person with MRSA, such as towels, sheets and wound dressings. MRSA can live on hands and objects in the environment.
MRSA can be killed with the proper use of disinfectants, and good hand hygiene.
Read more facts about MRSA and find out about the rates of infection in Ontario hospitals.
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