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BBC MRSA: - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4943496.stm
Answers frequently asked questions about the disease.

CBC News In Depth: Hospital infections - http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/hospital-infections/mrsa-vre-esbl.html
Information about MRSA, VRE and ESBL bacteria from the Canadian broadcast company.

CDC: MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa.html
Fact sheets for patients and healthcare personnel about MRSA. Also general information on laboratory detection as well as non-hospital healthcare settings.

CDC: MRSA in Schools - http://www.cdc.gov/Features/MRSAinSchools/
Factsheet with disease information and prevention methods.

CDC: Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Stapylococcus aureus - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_visavrsa.html
Fact sheet on an antibiotic resistant strain of staph.

CDC/NIOSH: MRSA and the Workplace - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/mrsa/
Factsheet with prevention measures and disease information.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts MRSA Infection Control Guidelines - http://www.mass.gov/dph/cdc/epii/ltcf/mrsaguide.pdf
Guidelines for long term care facilities with suggestions that apply to all at risk places.

DermNet NZ: MRSA - http://dermnetnz.org/bacterial/methicillin-resistance.html
Facts about the disease from the New Zealand Dermatological Society.

Electronic Collection Virtual Collection of Monographs and Periodicals - http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_medical_association/cmaj/vol-165/issue-1/pdf/pg21.pdf
The evolution of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in Canadian hospitals. 5 yrs of national surveillance. In French and English.

Guidelines for the Control of MRSA - http://www.goapic.org/MRSA.htm
Full version provided online by The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Health Protection Agency - http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/staphylo/MRSA_leaflet.pdf
Factsheet from the UK agency.

JAMA: MRSA Infections - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/298/15/1826
Article with facts about the disease in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Johns Hopkins Medical: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heic/patient/mrsa/index.html
Factsheet about the disease with disease information and epidemiology.

Living with MRSA - http://www.tpchd.org/files/library/2357adf2a147d1aa.pdf
Includes factsheet with illustrations from the Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington Health Department.

Massachusetts Bureau of Communicable Disease Control: Antibiotic Resistance Web Site - http://www.mass.gov/dph/cdc/antibiotic/mrsa_about.htm
Provides information about antibiotic resistance as well as specific bacteria that have developed antibiotic resistance.

Mayo Clinic: MRSA Infection - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mrsa/DS00735
Overview of the symptoms, causes, and treatment of this virulent staph infection.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: MRSA Infection - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007261.htm
Includes cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

MedlinePlus: MRSA - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mrsa.html
Features news, links to related resources, articles, and research.

Medscape: Questions About MRSA and Answers From the Experts - http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/546221
Includes factsheet with photographs.

Minnesota Dept. of Health: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/mrsa/index.html
Disease statistics and basics, plus information for schools, health professionals, correctional facilities, and athletic programs.

MRSA Action UK - http://www.mrsaactionuk.net/
Organization with the purpose to raise public awareness about the disease and influence the government and healthcare sectors. Includes news, forum, weblog, newsletter, memorials, and disease information.

MRSA and Families Network - http://www.mrsaandfamiliesnetwork.com/
Irish organization. Includes contacts, links, disease information, and news.

MRSA Notes - http://www.mrsanotes.com/
Weblog with recent news about the disease and outbreaks.

MRSA Resources - http://www.mrsaresources.com/
Produced by survivors of the disease. Includes personal stories, forum, links, disease information, and factsheets.

MRSA Survivors Network - http://www.mrsasurvivors.org/
Features survivor's stories, advocacy work, disease information, and factsheets.

MRSA Watch - http://tahilla.typepad.com/mrsawatch/
Features news, disease information, and links to related resources.

New York State Department of Health: MRSA - http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/staphylococcus_aureus/methicillin_resistant/
Factsheets, alerts and advisories, press releases, eduactional material, and resources.

NHS Direct: MRSA - http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=252
Factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

NIAID, NIH: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/antimicrobialResistance/Examples/mrsa/
Includes symptoms, cause, news, research, transmission, treatment, and prevention.

North Carolina Public Health: What is Community-Associated MRSA - http://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/gcdc/ca_mrsa/ca_mrsa.html
Series of factsheets about the disease.

Readers Digest: Deadly Superbugs - http://www.rd.com/content/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus/
News article about the rise in CA-MRSA cases.

Rhoda’s MRSA Story - http://rhoda.mrsastory.com
Features a weblog containing information and news about MRSA and CA MRSA, written by the mother of a victim.

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services: MRSA - http://mqa.dhs.state.tx.us/QMWeb/MRSA.htm
Outbreak prevention, risk factors, and handling MRSA carriers.

Texas Department of State Health Services: MRSA - http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/health/antibiotic_resistance/mrsa/
Series of factsheets and presentations about the disease in several different environments.

Topix: MRSA News - http://www.topix.com/health/mrsa
Headline links from media sources worldwide.

Topix: MRSA News - http://www.topix.com/rss/health/mrsa
Headline news about the disease.

VisualDxHealth: MRSA - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/diseaseGroups/mrsa.htm
Signs, symptoms, and photographs of the disease.

Wikipedia: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus
Encyclopedia article with history, symptoms and signs, treatment, and prevention.

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