MRSA Information...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are isolates of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus that have acquired genes encoding antibiotic resistance to all penicillin, including Methicillin and other narrow-spectrum β-lactamase-resistant penicillin antibiotics.[1]   The first MRSA was discovered in the UK in 1961, but MRSA is now widespread in the hospital setting.  MRSA is commonly termed a superbug.

MRSA may also be known as oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA) and multiple resistant Staphylococcus aureus, while non-Methicillin resistant strains of S. aureus are sometimes called Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) if an explicit distinction must be made.

Minor SA infections can be treated with antibiotics.  In the past, even serious SA infections could be successfully treated with antibiotics similar to Methicillin. However, over the past 50 years or so, some types of SA have developed into 'super-strains', which have become resistant to Methicillin as well as many other antibiotics and so are classified as MRSA.

MRSA can be difficult to treat and may require a lengthy stay in hospital. In some cases, it can lead to serious health problems such as blood poisoning and infections of the lungs, bones or the heart valve. A small number of people die from the effects of MRSA.

Unfortunately, rates of MRSA in the UK are among the
highest in Europe and so it is important to understand how MRSA is passed on and what can be done to prevent it.

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