Swab UP! 👩⚕️☑️ When patients are first admitted and before they transfer home or to another facility, protocol can include screening
for infections like MRSA by carrying out swabs. MRSA are strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria – resistant to all of the ß-lactam class of antibiotics (such as flucloxacillin & cephalexin). Swabs can be taken from several places, such as your nose, throat, armpits, groin & any damaged skin. If left untreated, a MRSA skin infection can go progressively deeper into the body, infecting blood & organs #nurselife #preventativehealth #preventativecare
