Added: Mar 13, 2011
MRSA is methicillin resistant staph aureus. MRSA is usually acquired in the hospital, but can also be from close contact with someone with MRSA. Community acquired MRSA is usually a skin infection. Signs of MRSA include a high fever, greater than 101, chills, severe pain, boils or red areas on the skin that turn black.
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