Life-Long Implications of MRSA: A Case Study

Carol Caico*
*Professor of Nursing, New York Institute of Technology.
Periodicity:May - July'2012
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.2.2.1970

Abstract

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.

Keywords

MRSA ,AIDS ,PICC Line ,Fentanyl Patch ,Zybox. Rifampin, Avalox,Sedimentation Rate,Granulomatous,CA-MRSA,ICU ,CPK.

How to Cite this Article?

Caico, C. (2012). Life-Long Implications of MRSA: A Case Study. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 2(2), 36-40. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.2.2.1970

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