MRSA

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methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Facts

  • MRSA is a bacterium that, under normal conditions, is relatively harmless.
  • While MRSA is resistant to many antibiotics and can be difficult to treat there are a few antibiotics that can cure MRSA infections.
  • MRSA is a type of staph that is resistant to antibiotics called beta-lactams.
  • MRSA is most commonly spread via hands, equipment, and sometimes the environment.
  • MRSA is not a disease.

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