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MRSA and VRE: What is the concern - MedicEd.com
mrsa and vre : what is the concern ? 1 CEUs By: Dr. Michelle Duffelmeyer Objectives By the end of this lecture, the participant should be able to . 1. Define nosocomial infection. 2. List how nosocomial infections can be prevented. 3. Understand why we should prevent nosocomial infections from spreading and when to institute transmission based isolation precautions. 4. Describe MRSA as methicillin-resistant S. aureus and VRE as vancomycin-resistant enterococci and what this means for the patient and the health care provider. The sign over the patient's bed reads: MRSA. VRE. what is it? Why should we care? what does it mean for the patient? what does it mean for me? Introduction The emerging drug resistance of S. aureus (staphylococcus aureus) is a story foretold. Since 1942, the year penicillin G was introduced, resistant strains of S. aureus have emerged. Newer semisynthetic penicillins, such as beta lactamase resistant drugs, emerged since that time but S.
MRSA and VRE: What is the concern? 1 CEUs By: Dr. Michelle Duffelmeyer Objectives By the end of this lecture, the participant should be able to…
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