staphylococcosis
staph·y·lo·coc·co·sis
, pl.staph·y·lo·coc·co·ses
(staf'i-lō-kok-ō'sis, -sēz),staph·y·lo·coc·co·sis
, pl. staphylococcoses (staf'i-lō-kok-ō'sis, -sēz)Patient discussion about staphylococcosis
Q. What is MRSA? I’ve heard on the news that some hospitals have a higher rate of MRSA infection. What is MRSA?
MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, is a nick name for a specific subtype of bacteria from the Staph bacteria family, which is found resistant to many of the common antibiotics that are in use today. This is due to a mutation development in the Staph bacteria, which allowed it to grow resistance against the killing ingredient in common antibiotics, therefore making it a harder infection to treat and cure. Hospitals keep track of their MRSA infections for epidemiological reasons, in order to get a perspective on bacterial resistance to antibiotics, hoping new and more effective antibiotic medication will be researched.