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.
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Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Likely, you are not infected. Even if you are exposed, that does not mean infection. It depends on the immunity of the person.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your description, it appears to be a pyomyositis, a bacterial infection of muscle, probably of the pectoral muscle. It is usually seen in immunosuppressed patients.
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Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is not MRSA at all. It is a staphylococcal infection (attachment removed to protect patient identity).
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