Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria that can cause infections and is resistant to several antibiotics. Doctors and nurses sometimes refer to it as MRSA (which sounds like ...

MRSA symptoms vary depending on the infection site, commonly appearing on the skin as bumps or lesions, but can also affect the lungs, bones, blood, and heart. MRSA skin infections can resemble other ...

Approximately 25 to 30 percent of the healthy population carries the staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria on skin or in nasal passages, while 1 percent carries the antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain.

MRSA infection may begin as a small bump on the skin. Treating the early signs can help you avoid complications like pneumonia or sepsis. Share on Pinterest Getty Images Methicillin-resistant ...

Jan. 20, 2006 — -- Considered a "silent epidemic" by some public health experts, antibiotic-resistant staph infections are a growing threat to public health. Almost 1 percent of the U.S.

However, if MRSA gets into your bloodstream, it can cause infections in other organs like your heart, which is called endocarditis. It can also cause sepsis, which is the body’s overwhelming response ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013;11(5):499-509. Limiting unnecessary, empiric, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy is universally thought to be an effective tool for reducing HAIs and limiting ...

MRSA is a potentially serious bacterial infection. Children can catch MRSA through contact with other kids, often when the bacteria enter a cut or scrape. MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...