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» BBC Action Network: MRSA: - Answers frequently asked questions about the disease.




» CBC News In Depth: Hospital infections - Information about MRSA, VRE and ESBL bacteria from the Canadian broadcast company.




» CDC: MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Fact sheets for patients and healthcare personnel about MRSA. Also general information on laboratory detection as well as non-hospital healthcare settings.




» CDC: MRSA in Schools - Factsheet with disease information and prevention methods.




» CDC: Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Stapylococcus aureus - Fact sheet on an antibiotic resistant strain of staph.




» CDC/NIOSH: MRSA and the Workplace - Factsheet with prevention measures and diease information.




» Commonwealth of Massachusetts MRSA Infection Control Guidelines - Guidelines for long term care facilities with suggestions that apply to all at risk places. [PDF]




» DermNet NZ: MRSA - Facts about the disease from the New Zealand Dermatological Society.




» Electronic Collection Virtual Collection of Monographs and Periodicals - The evolution of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in Canadian hospitals. 5 yrs of national surveillance. In French and English. [PDF]




» Guidelines for the Control of MRSA - Full version provided online by The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.




» Health Protection Agency - Factsheet from the UK agency. [PDF]




» Johns Hopkins Medical: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - Factsheet about the disease with disease information and epidemiology.




» Living with MRSA - Includes factsheet with illustrations from the Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington Health Department. [PDF]




» Massachusetts Bureau of Communicable Disease Control: Antibiotic Resistance Web Site - Provides information about antibiotic resistance as well as specific bacteria that have developed antibiotic resistance.




» Mayo Clinic: MRSA Infection - Overview of the symptoms, causes, and treatment of this virulent staph infection.




» MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: MRSA Infection - Includes cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.




» MedlinePlus: MRSA - Features news, links to related resources, articles, and research.




» Medscape: Questions About MRSA and Answers From the Experts - Includes factsheet with photographs.




» Minnesota Dept. of Health: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Disease statistics and basics, plus information for schools, health professionals, correctional facilities, and athletic programs.




» MRSA Action UK - Organization with the purpose to raise public awareness about the disease and influence the government and healthcare sectors. Includes news, forum, weblog, newsletter, memorials, and disease information.




» MRSA and Families Network - Irish organization. Includes contacts, links, disease information, and news.




» MRSA Notes - Weblog with recent news about the disease and outbreaks.




» MRSA Resources - Produced by survivors of the disease. Includes personal stories, forum, links, disease information, and factsheets.




» MRSA Survivors Network - Features survivor's stories, advocacy work, disease information, and factsheets.




» MRSA Watch - Features news, disease information, and links to related resources.




» New York State Department of Health: MRSA - Factsheets, alerts and advisories, press releases, eduactional material, and resources.




» NHS Direct: MRSA - Factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.




» NIAID, NIH: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Includes symptoms, cause, news, research, transmission, treatment, and prevention.




» North Carolina Public Health: What is Community-Associated MRSA - Series of factsheets about the disease.




» Rhoda’s MRSA Story - Features a weblog containing information and news about MRSA and CA MRSA, written by the mother of a victim.




» Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services: MRSA - Outbreak prevention, risk factors, and handling MRSA carriers.




» Texas Department of State Health Services: MRSA - Series of factsheets and presentations about the disease in several different environments.




» Topix: MRSA News - Headline links from media sources worldwide.




» VisualDxHealth: MRSA - Signs, symptoms, and photographs of the disease.




» Wikipedia: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Encyclopedia article with history, symptoms and signs, treatment, and prevention.




» JAMA: MRSA Infections - Article with facts about the disease in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (October 17, 2007)




» Readers Digest: Deadly Superbugs - News article about the rise in CA-MRSA cases. (August 1, 2007)

» Topix: MRSA News - Headline news about the disease. [RSS]