Infection Control Crisis Due To Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Mrsa) In An Intensive Care Unit At A Jordanian Hospital, 2016: A Teaching Case-Study

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains have been extremely important pathogens as hospital acquired infection in healthcare settings for more than three decades with particularly life-threatening manifestations. The most frequent hospital acquired infections are among those undergoing invasive medical procedures or weakened immune systems in intensive care unit. Additionally, infections resulting from community-associated MRSA strains have emerged in the last decade and become a public health problem of global proportions. The goal of this case study is to understand the transmission of methicillin resistance staphylococcus aureus and apply appropriate infection control measures in intensive care units at Jordanian Hospitals. It simulates an antibiotic resistance investigation including laboratory confirmation, active case finding, descriptive epidemiology and implementation of control measures. After completing this case study, the healthcare professional will be able to list the mechanisms conferring the antimicrobial resistance associated with MRSA, list the risk factors of MRSA, and to use protective preventive measures.