Almost one in five family doctors admit to having a poor knowledge of MRSA, according to a survey conducted by GP Newspaper.
An amazing two thirds of the 169 GPs questioned said they had not received any information about how to treat someone suspected of having the condition. Of the third that did have some information, nearly all had requested it.
Just over half of the doctors questioned thought it was a good idea to test their patients for community acquired MRSA - a condition which occurs in otherwise healthy individuals who have not recently undergone surgery or been in hospital.
MRSA bacteria give rise to skin and soft tissue and can lead to other complications like pneumonia. The community acquired variant is treatable with a much wider range of antibiotics than the hospital superbug.
An amazing two thirds of the 169 GPs questioned said they had not received any information about how to treat someone suspected of having the condition. Of the third that did have some information, nearly all had requested it.
Just over half of the doctors questioned thought it was a good idea to test their patients for community acquired MRSA - a condition which occurs in otherwise healthy individuals who have not recently undergone surgery or been in hospital.
MRSA bacteria give rise to skin and soft tissue and can lead to other complications like pneumonia. The community acquired variant is treatable with a much wider range of antibiotics than the hospital superbug.
