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

Community-Associated MRSA

Another major way of contracting MRSA is outside the hospital environment. This is less prevalent and consists of about fourteen percent of cases reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some of the individuals at risk are players of contact sports, those who live in communal housing, patients with cuts or who inject drugs with needles, or those in contact with facilities or objects contaminated with the bacteria.