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General Workplace Setting
- Safety and Health Topics Page: MRSA and the Workplace. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH).
Healthcare Setting
- MRSA Kills 1 in 20 Hospital Patients Who Have the Infection. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Non-hospital Healthcare Setting
- Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Non-Hospital Healthcare Settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
School Setting
- Information and Advice about MRSA for: School Officials. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections (MRSA): MRSA Facts for Schools [80 KB PDF, 2 pages]. Connecticut State Department of Health.
- A Guide for Coaches: Preventing the Spread of Bacteria Among Your Athletes [291 KB PDF, 2 pages]. New York State Department of Health.
- An Athlete's Guide to Prevent the Spread of Bacteria [276 KB PDF, 2 pages]. New York State Department of Health.
- Toolkit for School Custodians. Tennessee Department of Health and Washington State Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
- MRSA Toolkit for Middle & High Schools. Washington State Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
- Information about MRSA for School Health Professionals. Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Correctional Facilities
- Management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections [636 KB PDF, 40 pages]. Federal Bureau of Prisons, (2011, April).
- MRSA and Staph: What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself at Work [14 MB PPT, 75 slides]. Texas Department of State Health Services.
- MRSA [23 KB PDF (English), 1 page] [35 KB PDF (Spanish), 1 page]. Arizona Department of Corrections, Health Service Bureau.
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the Correctional Facility. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Veterinarians and Animal Caretaking
- Facts for Veterinarians about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) [3 MB PDF, 2 pages]. Ohio State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
- Facts for Pet Owners about Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA [3 MB PDF, 2 pages]. Ohio State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Athletic Workplace Setting
- Guidelines for School Health Services in Nebraska: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Schools, Athletics, and Child Care - Management of MRSA in Athletics Settings. [103 KB PDF, 13 pages]. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, (2008 February).
Childcare Workplace Setting
- MRSA Toolkit for Childcare Programs. Washington State Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

Learn More

Overviews
- MRSA infection. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. [Printer-Friendly Version]
Specific Conditions
- Causes of MRSA Infections: How MRSA is Spread in the Community. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Protect Yourself from MRSA. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Provides information about MRSA in healthcare settings.
Related Issues
- Flu
  - Seasonal Flu and Staph Infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Infection Control: Handwashing
- Handwashing. Indiana State Department of Health.
- Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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