Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, pronounced Mer-sa) is a drug-resistant staph infection that mostly affects the skin. There are two types of MRSA: health-care associated (HA-MRSA) and community associated (CA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections occur in hospitals or similar health-care areas and are due to surgical procedures or medical devices such as intravenous tubing. CA-MRSA infections are due to personal contact with another person's skin or through the sharing of personal care items.
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There are two types of infection. Hospital-associated MRSA happens to people in health care settings, for example hospitals. Community-associated MRSA happens to people who have close skin-to-skin contact with others, such as athletes involved in football and wrestling.
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