Symptoms of MRSA
Learn about the symptoms of MRSA and how to tell if you have had contact with the bacteria.
What is MRSA?
MRSA irefers to a group of bacteria that are scientifically named Staphylococcus aureus (SA).
Most Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can be treated with methicillin-type antibiotics.
However, certain types of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria cannot be treated with methicillin-type antibiotics - these are the most dangerous because they are resistant to drugs. Drug resistant SA is called MRSA bacteria.
The acronym stands for:
M - methicillinR - resistant
S - Staphylococcus
A - aureus
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