Backus to hold lecture on MRSA
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NORWICH -The William W. Backus Foundation will hold an educational forum on "super bugs" for physicians and healthcare professionals.
"Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA): The New Super Bug" will be held Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. in the hospital's entry level conference rooms.
Richard Quintiliani, Sr., MD, a professor of medicine at University of Connecticut's School of Medicine and a senior consultant of anti-infective research in Hartford Hospital's Research Department, will explore the reasons for "super bugs" such as MRSA, including over prescription of antibiotics. This one-hour lecture includes time for questions and comments.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a potentially dangerous type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics and may cause skin and other infections.
MRSA is spread through direct contact with an infected person or by sharing personal items, such as towels or razors that have touched infected skin.
MRSA skin infections can occur anywhere, including schools, dormitories, military barracks, hospitals, households, correctional facilities, and daycare centers.