A new strain of MRSA has appeared that is much more resistant to antibiotics than many other types of MRSA bacteria.
MRSA bacteria greatly magnified (Photo credit: CDC/Jim Biddle, Janice Haney Carr)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that approximately 12% of MRSA infections are community acquired. These community infections are usually skin infections, such as boils, impetigo, abscesses and cellulitis. People in good health can be infected with community MRSA and many people can become MRSA carriers. These community infections are transmitted through direct contact with an infected person and through touching objects contaminated with MRSA.
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