How to Manage MRSA at Home

Easy Steps on How to Manage MRSA at Home.

Before undertaking the steps necessary to manage MRSA at home, MRSA needs to be identified first. MRSA is methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, a new strain of staphylococcus bacteria which is normally harmless to the body. Staphylococcus bacteria only becomes a scourge once it enters through the breakage of the skin or when it enters the bloodstream. This can be cured by normal antibiotic therapy. On the other hand, MRSA is able to endure the combative effects of antibiotic therapy, survive and flourish to infect other parts of the body.

How to Manage MRSA at Home Properly.

The fine print on how to manage MRSA at home is easy to do. Here are some of the ways to manage MRSA at home.

* Proper washing of hands is one manner on how to manage MRSA at home. This prevents cross contamination and being a carrier of the MRSA bacteria from one person to another.
* Proper wound care. If you need to change the dressings of open wounds or bandages, here are the specific guidelines to follow:

1. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.

2. Use disposable gloves to prevent cross contamination.

3. Remove the old dressing carefully to avoid new breakage on the wound site.

4. Place the old dressing in a plastic bag.

5. Take off the gloves and throw them into the plastic bag with the old dressing.

6. Wash hands again and dry them thoroughly.

7. Put on a new disposable pair of gloves.

8. Apply new dressing and make sure the open wound is completely covered. If the sore or wound area is leaking, then include more dressings on the wound.

9. Take off the second pair of gloves and throw them into the plastic bag. Seal the bag and throw them immediately outside of your living area.

10. Wash your hands and dry them thoroughly.

* Proper handling of laundry, as this is also a favored breeding ground and transfer hotspot for MRSA bacteria. Here are some precautions to undertake when handling the laundry of an MRSA infected individual

1. Frequently change towels and linen to prevent the accumulation of the bacteria on the bed area.

2. Separate the laundry hamper for the family member with the MRSA infection. Ensure the hamper has a cover and is properly sealed.

3. Wash the laundry of the individual with MRSA infection separate from other non-infected family members. Do not use the same wash water for laundry between infected and non infected areas to prevent cross contamination.

4. When collecting laundry, hold the laundry away from the body to prevent transfer of bacteria from the infected laundry to your body.

5. When washing the infected family member's laundry, use hot water, detergent and bleach when possible to kill the bacteria that has been retained on the clothes.

6. Dry the clothes in a hot setting and make sure that the clothes are thoroughly dry.

7. Wash hands after handling dirty laundry especially before handling clean laundry even when using gloves. If you use gloves, throw them after their initial use and do not reuse them.

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