A Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO)
A multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO)
is any kind of bacteria that has become
resistant to many different antibiotics.
These bacteria can be found in your
surroundings, such as a desktop or sink,
or they can live on or in your body. These
bacteria usually do not make you sick
unless they get into your body, such as a
wound, kidneys, bloodstream or lungs.
Many antibiotics will not treat a MDRO
infection.
MDROs are mainly spread through physical
contact. They can spread from patient
to patient on the hands of hospital staff or
from items that are used on or by more
than one person.
Detection
Cultures of body fluids, such as urine,
blood, sputum or fluid from a wound can
tell us if you have a multi-drug resistant
organism.
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