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ABBREVIATION | MRSA |
NAME | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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DESCRIPTION | Methicillin (or oxacillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a transmission amplifies the number of patients who may become colonized and who are then at risk for clinical infection. It is important to capture all positive tests for MRSA, both clinical cultures and surveillance screening tests (e.g., nares screens). Any Staphylococcus aureus isolate that is resistant to Methicillin (or oxacillin) should be captured for this. VHA Laboratory Service must record results of MRSA tests performed using the following methodology: 1. MI-subscripted tests will be used for clinical cultures (C&S) pathogen of continuing importance for healthcare facilities. It is a only. STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS METHICILLIN RESISTANT (MRSA) is the only etiology that will be used to report positive clinical cultures. 2. CH-subscripted tests will be used for MRSA nares screens or MRSA surveillance cultures. Laboratory is required to use the following test names: MRSA SURVL NARES DNA, MRSAL SURVL OTHER DNA, MRSA SURVL NARES AGAR, MRSA SURVL OTHER AGAR. Please refer to the "Laboratory Reporting of MRSA Test" for information on how to setup the standardized test names and etiology. Gram-positive coccus that can be resistant to multiple antibiotics, causes NOTE: Adding Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to the MDRO Tools Lab Parameter Setup is mandatory. The above standards for MRSA laboratory reporting (clinical cultures and screening tests) have been hard coded into the MDRO Program Tools software, and does not need to be entered into the MDRO lab parameters setup. Only historical methods of reporting, that were different from the national standards need to be entered. The purpose of adding this pathogen to the parameter set-up is to identify prior history of MRSA (either by clinical culture or nares screen) based on laboratory reporting. If the facility fails to use the laboratory serious disease, and is often difficult to treat. It is the cause of standards set forth, the program will be unable to generate accurate reports for data reporting. healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and is an emerging pathogen from community-associate sources. MRSA can be cultured from the nares and other sites in patients who are colonized or infected with the organism. It is transmitted, in general, by contact, with the hands of patients or health care workers or inanimate objects contaminated with MRSA. Such |