Can TTO cure MRSA and VRSA infections?
Fact: MRSA are Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that have become resistant to several antibiotics including methicillin, while VRSA are S aureus bacteria that have become resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin which is often the treatment of choice for MRSA infections. MRSA can infect people and cause disease, or can simply colonise the skin of healthy people without doing them any harm. MRSA infections are often serious and life-threatening while MRSA colonisation is not usually a problem for the carrier. However, if the MRSA carrier happens to pass their MRSA to a person who is already unwell or who has a wound, they may become very ill. In hospitals and other healthcare settings, much effort goes into reducing MRSA carriage by decolonising carriers in order to reduce subsequent MRSA infections. Decolonisation plays an important role in infection control.
