MRSA is a unique strain of Staphylococcus aureus which is resistant to penicillin. It is called super-bacteria. MRSA infections are primarily through direct transmission. You are at greater risk if you are the following: having open wounds, burns or cut injury; having psoriasis or other serious skin disease; having weakened immune systems; having catheter or receiving intravenous; having a surgery recently. MRSA can infect respiratory tract, wounds, urinary tract, skin and soft tissues. In the early stage, MRSA infections cause no symptoms. Later you may have abscess, swelling, fever and pus in the infected area, which can last for weeks or even years. A new antibiotic called platensimycin can effectively kill MRSA.
How is MRSA infection treated in practice?