Arizona medical malpractice lawyers and health groups will not be the only ones focusing on the risks from deadly methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections this month. October is being marked as World MRSA Awareness Month, and the aim is to increase awareness about the need for preventing MRSA infections and finding new treatment options. Events have been planned across the country.

World MRSA Awareness Month is sponsored by the MRSA Survivors Network, and the group is demanding that the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention develop an MRSA surveillance and reporting system for all countries.

MRSA infections are caused by the MRSA organism, which is resistant to many types of antibiotics, including those that are effective against other types of staph infections. The infection can be picked up in both community and healthcare settings, and is frequently seen in hospitals.

Approximately 20,000 people in American hospitals die every year from invasive MRSA infections. There are several reasons why Arizona hospital negligence lawyers come across many infections caused by MRSA in hospitals. MRSA tends to attack people with a weakened immune system, and most people in a hospital are recovering an illness or have undergone surgery. Therefore, the risks of infection are always high. Additionally, MRSA infections can easily spread through the use of contaminated tubes and lines used in a hospital.

This month, Arizona medical error attorneys and doctors recommend proper handwashing and hand hygiene practices in order to prevent MRSA infections. These infections can also be prevented by better environmental cleaning, making use of the most advanced cleaning technologies. Patients who have contracted MRSA should be kept in isolation, and new hospital admissions must be screened for MRSA