2022年11月8日 · 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.

2024年4月11日 · MRSA is a type of bacteria that is resistant to several antibiotics. Although anyone can get MRSA, some groups have a higher risk. If left untreated, MRSA infections can cause sepsis or death. Staphylococcus aureus (staph) is a very common germ. About one out of every three people have the germ on their skin or in their nose.

2024年6月6日 · MRSA is a contagious, antibiotic-resistant staph infection that can become dangerous. Find out the causes and symptoms, and when to call your doctor.

2024年5月7日 · MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a type of bacteria that’s developed defense mechanisms (resistance) to antibiotics. MRSA infections are hard to treat because very few antibiotics are effective against them. MRSA most often causes skin infections but it can also cause serious infections in your lungs, heart and bloodstream.

2018年8月2日 · Acne tends to crop up in the same few places on the body — face, back, chest, shoulders — whereas MRSA pimples can appear anywhere on the body and may involve just a single lesion.

2024年4月12日 · In healthcare settings, MRSA usually spreads through direct contact with an infected wound or from contaminated hands. People who carry MRSA but do not have signs of infection (i.e., people who are colonized) can spread the bacteria to others.

2023年4月2日 · MRSA infection is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections and is commonly associated with significant morbidity, mortality, length of stay, and cost burden. MRSA infections can be further divided into hospital-associated (HA-MRSA) infections and community-associated (CA-MRSA) infections.

MRSA (pronounced “mur-sa”) stands for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. It refers to a group of staph bacteria that are resistant to common antibiotics. MRSA germs can get into a skin injury, such as a cut, bite, burn or scrape.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most successful modern pathogens. The same organism that lives as a commensal and is transmitted in both health-care and community settings is also a leading cause of bacteraemia, ...

2024年8月29日 · MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is a staph germ (bacteria) that does not get better with the type of antibiotics that usually cure staph infections. When this occurs, the germ is said to be resistant to certain antibiotics. Most staph germs are spread by skin-to-skin contact (touching).