Threat level 3/5
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — a drug-resistant "superbug".
Reported cases
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Reported deaths
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Sources
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How it spreads
Skin contact, contaminated surfaces, hospitals.
Symptoms
Skin infections, abscesses, sepsis, pneumonia.
Prevention
Hand hygiene, wound care, antibiotic stewardship.
Numbers by source
No sourced figures yet — the next sweep will check again.
Latest reports
- emjreviews.comRecent COVID-19 Tripled Some Bacteremia Mortality Rates# Recent COVID-19 Tripled Some Bacteremia Mortality Rates #### Key Summary: - Overall 30-day mortality among adults with bacteremia was 21%.
- eurosurveillance.orgAn outbreak of Panton-Valentine leucocidin-producing meticillin ...Thirty-three cases were treated. A further 15 attended a hospital emergency department or day ward, of whom four were hospitalised, with no deaths. statistical ...
- aihw.gov.auStaphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections - Hospitals - AIHWTrends over time Overall, SABSI rates have decreased at the national level from 1.09 cases per to 0.74 in 2024–25. In 2024–25: there were 178 cases of SABSI … ...
- gov.ukGram-negative, MRSA and MSSA bacteraemia and C. difficile infectionsTrends in E. coli, Klebsiella spp., P. aeruginosa, MRSA and MSSA bacteraemia and C. difficile infections up to and including financial year 2025 to 2026 (1 ...
- sciencedirect.comEffectiveness of screening protocols to reduce MRSA colonization in a ...Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most serious global health threats [1], associated with an estimated 4.95 million deaths worldwide in 2019, ...
- facebook.comIDSA and ESCMID have released Part 1 of new consensus statements for ...more than 119,000 people suffered from bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infections in the United States in 2017—and nearly 20,000 died.