The technical definition is any of several bacterial strains of the genus Staphylococcus (S. aureus) that are resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics (as methicillin and nafcillin) and that are typically benign colonizers of the skin and mucous membranes (as of the nostrils) but may cause severe infections (as by entrance through a surgical wound) esp. in immunocompromised individuals.
CA is an abbreviation for Community Acquired.
MRSA is an abbreviation for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
It is a disease caused by staphylococcus aureus bacteria. It is often called as the “staph” bacteria. It is a contagious infection. These bacteria are found on the skin and nasal passages. They cause diseases and infection through a cut or a sore. It can be minor or serious depending on the infection. People with weak resistance power are more prone to infections caused by the staph virus.
The symptoms of a staph infection are skin abscess, puss and other fluids from the infected area, fever, rash, fatigue etc. The doctor would be able to cure or treat this infection only after discerning the severity of the infection. Draining the abscess is the most common method of treating MRSA infection. Antibiotics like vancomycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and linezolid are also used to treat MSRA infections.
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