Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA): Prevention and Treatment
Complications Linked To MRSA

The consequences of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus range from inconsequential to life-threatening. Complications linked to MRSA include abscesses in the central nervous system, which includes the brain and the spinal cord. The patient can develop a connective tissue disorder called cellulitis; inflammation of the membrane that encloses the heart, called endocarditis; and infection of their bone marrow, known as osteomyelitis. MRSA can set up infections in the patient’s throat, joints and sinuses and can lead to pneumonia. Other patients have inflammation of their veins that lead to blood clots. Complications linked to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus also include urinary tract infections and toxic shock syndrome. Other patients may develop septicemia, otherwise known as blood poisoning, or ultimately suffer organ failure.