MRSA ppt from a LANGE medical book Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus gram stain cluster gram positive cocci
MRSA LANGE Microbiology
Presentation · PPTX
| Slide | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Title slide — MRSA / Jawetz LANGE branding |
| 2 | What is MRSA? — definition, mecA/mecC, PBP2a, SCCmec cassette |
| 3 | Epidemiology — HA-MRSA vs CA-MRSA vs LA-MRSA (3-column) |
| 4 | Resistance Mechanisms — β-lactamase, mecA→PBP2a, vancomycin breakpoints (VISA/VRSA) |
| 5 | Virulence Factors — PVL, hemolysins α/β/γ/δ, TSST-1, enterotoxins, exfoliative toxins, coagulase |
| 6 | Clinical Diseases — skin/SSTIs, systemic, bone, toxin-mediated |
| 7 | Diagnosis — specimens → Gram smear → culture → mecA PCR + MRSA ID flowchart image |
| 8 | Treatment — vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, ceftaroline, TMP-SMX, dalbavancin, mupirocin |
| 9 | Infection Control & Prevention — hospital + community measures |
| 10 | High-Yield Summary Table — 10 key MRSA facts |
| 11 | Review Questions — 4 Q&A directly from the LANGE book |
also add from Levinson microbiology 18th edition