Saturday, 2 February 2013

Life-Long Implications Of Mrsa: A Case Study

Vol.2  No.2
Year: 2012
Issue: May-Jul
Title: Life-Long Implications Of Mrsa: A Case Study 
Author Name: Carol Caico 
Synopsis: 
To describe the devastating complications of MRSA based on a case study of a woman who at 53 was diagnosed with an aggressive arthritis in the right hip and underwent a hip replacement. She developed MRSA and has had numerous complications and now will be in a wheel chair the rest of her life. MRSA can cause death and she was near death twice. This case study should be an exemplar that meticulous infection control methods are needed and that it is necessary to intervene when infection control methods are not being followed.
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