Healthcare-Associated MRSA

Most people go to the hospital when they are already ill and in need of medical care. In this state, you are even more susceptible to conditions such as bacterial infections. However, hospitals and other healthcare centers can actually serve as breeding grounds for even more dangerous types of infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

When you contract this infection in a hospital or other healthcare center, it is deemed healthcare associated MRSA, or HA-MRSA. Not only can these bacteria penetrate deeply into any surgical wounds that you may have, but they are difficult to treat due to their drug resistance. Thus, it can result in dangerous and sometimes fatal infections. If you have developed HA-MRSA due to unclean healthcare center conditions, contact a Milwaukee personal injury lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C., at 800-242-2874 to learn more about your legal options.

The Dangers of HA-MRSA

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), MRSA contributed to almost 19,000 deaths in 2005 alone. This is because MRSA is a mutated form of the more common staph infection, which is commonly treated with an antibiotic called methicillin. As MRSA is unaffected by this antibiotic, it is difficult for doctors to help you clear your body of the infection.

Symptoms of Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infections

Typically, HA-MRSA appears as a boil or abscess, which can be red, swollen, painful, and filled with pus. However, if the bacteria enter your body via a surgical wound, catheter, or other such opening, you may not see a physical manifestation of the bacteria.

These types of HA-MRSA are especially dangerous because the bacteria can reach crucial organs such as your lungs before you even realize that you are infected. Symptoms of HA-MRSA in the lungs include:

Fever
Persistent coughing
Chills
Shortness of breath

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Healthcare facilities such as hospitals and dialysis centers should keep their facilities clean and their instruments sterile so that they do not spread HA-MRSA. However, should a healthcare facility fail in its duty to you, resulting in an infection, contact an experienced Milwaukee personal injury lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C., at 800-242-2874 to discuss the facts of your case.

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