JNUR_V2_N2_CS1 Carol Caico Journal on Nursing 2231 – 4504 2 2 36 40 MRSA, AIDS, PICC Line, Fentanyl Patch, Zybox. Rifampin, Avalox, Sedimentation Rate, Granulomatous, CAMRSA, ICU, CPK 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. May - July 2012 Copyright © 2012 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1970