Methicillin Resistant S

question 21

Multiple Choice

Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is still largely a hospital-acquired infection. Community health nurses should know:

• A) Persons with MRSA usually have a chronic illness.
• B) MRSA is still a nosocomial (health-care acquired) infection and not often seen in the community.
• C) VRE (Vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) follows MRSA.
• D) MRSA is becoming more common in the community, especially in school athletic programs and prison populations.

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