MRSA : MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - 2 views
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MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.MRSA is a "staph" germ
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Most staph germs are spread by skin-to-skin contact (touching). A doctor, nurse, other health care provider, or visitors to a hospital may have staph germs on their body that can spread to a patient.
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MRSA infections can also occur in healthy people who have not recently been in the hospital. Most of these MRSA infections are on the skin, or less commonly, in the lung