it causes mild infections on the skin, like sores or boils. But it can also cause more serious skin infections or infect surgical wounds, the bloodstream, the lungs, or the urinary tract.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusBacteriaMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It is also called oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. WikipediaScientific name: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusHigher classification: Staphylococcus aureusRank: Strain