STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are isolates of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus that have acquired genes encoding anitbiotic resistance to all penicillins, including methicillin and other narrow-spectrum, lactamase-resistant penicillin antibiotics.
MRSA was first discovered in the UK in 1961 and is now widespread in hospitals. MRSA is commonly called a “superbug”

MRSA may also be known [...]