MRSA Awareness

About Course

MRSA is a type of bacteria that is resistant to several common antibiotics. This course explains the difference between carrying MRSA and having an infection, who is at risk, the signs of infection, how screening and decolonisation work, and the everyday infection control that keeps people safe.

This course provides general infection prevention awareness only. Always follow your organisation’s infection prevention and control policies and the advice of the person’s healthcare team.

What Will You Learn?

  • Explain what MRSA is and why it is harder to treat Understand the difference between colonisation and infection Recognise signs of infection and when to get urgent help Apply standard infection control precautions to prevent spread

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • What MRSA is
  • Signs of infection and when to get help
  • Screening and decolonisation
  • Preventing spread: standard precautions

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

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