MRSA in Schools

CA-MRSA (community acquired) is form of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, first documented in the 1980s. While MRSA infections are often related to hospital stays, in recent years doctors and other health professionals have noticed a growing number of folks with MRSA infections who haven’t been in the hospital.

CA-MRSA apparently did not develop as a new strain in the community but is a cross between HA-MRSA (hospital acquired) and more common forms that were at one time easily dealt with in the community. Many of these crossbred variants have developed an element that step-ups their potency, leading to the growth of deep-tissue infections resulting from small, seemingly insignificant abrasions and cuts. These infections have gone on to cause several cases of lethal pneumonia.

CA-MRSA skin infections have been discovered among groups that share tight living spaces or have a lot of skin-to-skin contact. Common examples are sports teams, soldiers in training, and prison inmates.

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