5Hospital Setting
MRSA is often spread from person to person in medical facilities, such as nurse homes or hospitals. The bacteria may penetrate the body from contaminated stuff in the hospital or healthcare professionals who have touched people with the condition. Because patients in these facilities tend to have a compromised immune system, they are more prone to getting the infection. That’s why this is the most common way that an MRSA infection is spread. [5]
Risk Factors for HA-MRSA
Some common risk factors for the development of HA-MRSA include:
– Having a medical tubing or an invasive medical device in the body, such as urinary catheters or intravenous lines would provide an ideal pathway for bacteria to penetrate the body
– Hospitalization: MRSA infection is a concern in many medical facilities as it tends to attack the most vulnerable individuals, such as those with compromised immune systems or elder people
– Residents in long-term care facilities: The infection is quite common in many nursing homes. People with this condition would easily spread it to other people. [6]
Risk Factors for CA-MRSA
Some common risk factors for the development of CA-MRSA include:
– Contact sports: staph bacteria may spread easily through scrapes, cuts, skin-to-skin contact when playing sports, and between those who use the same sports equipment or locker rooms
– Illicit drug injection: People with illicit drug injections tend to be at a higher risk of developing an MRSA infection
– Sexual intercourse between men
– Living in unsanitary or crowded conditions
– Suffering from HIV infection
– Sharing personal items, such as razors or towels. [7]
