Medical Conditions - Mrsa

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) causes staphylococcal infection resistant to some antibiotics, making the treatment difficult. MRSA causes skin, lung, and other infections if acquired from the community outside the hospital set-up. In severe cases, it results in sepsis. In a healthcare environment, it causes infections in the blood, pneumonia, operational site infections. MRSA infection of skin manifests as reddish, inflamed, painful, swollen, and warm lump along with pus discharge and fever.