Health Tip:What is MRSA? (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
Staph bacteria resistant to antibiotics.
Who get Staph Infections?
Staph and MRSA can also cause illness in persons outside of hospitals and healthcare facilities. MRSA infections that are acquired by persons who have not been recently hospitalized or had a medical procedure.This is known as CA-MRSA infections. CA means community acquired. Staph or MRSA infections in the community are usually manifested as skin infections, such as pimples and boils, and occur in otherwise healthy people.