In today's blog we are going to look at " The Bugs," MRSA, VRE, C-Diff and the new bug taking the world by storm the newest "Super Bug"----------CRE!!! Warning this blog is very interactive and contains a lot of useful buggy information. Read and be informed, be safe.
Methicillin - Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus is an infection due to a strain of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics. These infections can be hospital acquired through having invasive procedures, such as surgery, or community acquired where people are living under crowded conditions. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are normally found on the skin or nose and are generally harmless unless they enter the body through a cut or wound. Usually, the infection begins as a painful boil and resembles a pimple or spider bite. This bacteria can burrow deep into the body and infect the blood stream causing organ and bone damage (Mayo Clinic, 2012).
Take a look at this video form WebMD for more compelling information.
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci- Enterococci is a bacteria normally found in the digestive tract and female genital and makes up most of the bacteria population of a healthy person. Once colonized this bacteria can lead to an infection causing UTI's, Endocarditis, and Meningitis. These infection are mostly hospital acquired and transmission is person to person (NIH, 2009).
Clostridum Difficile or the "GUT Bug"- is an infection of the colon by bacterium c-diff. This organism causes toxins that damage the lining of the colon leading to abdominal pain, diarrhea, and dehydration. C-diff bacteria is been known to produces large amounts of both toxins A & B. Now there is a new ever more virulent strain of c-diff that is producing a third toxin that is more severe and making those infected seriously ill and in some cases casing death. Current commercial testing cannot distinguish this strain from a normal strain (Lee & Mark, 2013).
Here is a link to a video from a teenagers prospective.
And introducing the newest "Super Bug"- CRE
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae has a very high level of resistance to all antibiotics. Klebsiella & E-coli are normal gut bacteria that can become carbapenem resistent which leads to CRE. Check out this video for more information about this super bug.
References
Mayo Clinic (2012). MRSA Infection. Retrieved from; http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mrsa/basics/definition/con-20024479
Lamotte, S. (2014).
The truth about MRSA. Retrieved from; http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/video/truth-about-mrsa
NIH (2009). Antimicrobial drug resistance. Retrieved from; http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/antimicrobialResistance/Examples/vre/Pages/overview.aspx
Cochrane, P. (2011).
VRE in healthcare environment. Retrieved from; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6UqRJmjGqA
Lee, D. & Mark,
J. (2013). Clostridium difficile. Retrieved from; http://www.medicinenet.com/clostridium_difficile_colitis/page8.htm#what_is_new_in_c_difficile
USA Today. (2012). Teen c-diff victim. Retrieved from; http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/video/teen-c-diff-victim/1773733545001
Center for Disease
Control (2013). CRE retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cre/
Snyderman, N. (2013).
Deadly CRE super bug sweeps across America. Retrieved from; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3klxO3Dt3jUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3klxO3Dt3jU
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