MRSA

MRSA
Overview
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a type of staph bacteria that's become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections.

MRSA infections that happen in a healthcare setting are often linked to surgery or use of artificial joints or tubing. MRSA that you get during or after being in a healthcare setting can be life-threatening.

MRSA infections that happen in the wider community usually spread by skin-to-skin contact. This infecti

Symptoms
Swollen, painful bumps that look like pimples or spider bites are an early symptom of skin infections caused by staph bacteria, including MRSA. These red bumps can turn into deep, painful boils, also called abscesses.

The area around the bumps may be warm to the touch. It may be filled with thick fluid or leaking the fluid. You also may have a fever.

Staph infections also can happen inside the body. These infections can be life-threatening and happen in bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves and lungs. Symptoms depend on the site of infection.

Causes
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a type of staph bacteria that that can't be treated by many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections. MRSA infection is the result of decades of often unneeded antibiotic use. Even when antibiotics are used properly, they add to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria because they don't destroy every germ they target. Bacteria that survive treatment with one antibiotic soon learn to resist others.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mrsa/symptoms-causes/syc-20375336

MRSA

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