Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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What is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacteria responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections. By definition, it is any strain of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that has developed resistance to specific antibiotic medications.

Common symptoms reported by people with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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Treatments taken by people for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Compare treatments taken by people with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Who has methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 42 say MRSA is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 7
30s 23
40s 24
50s 25
60s 31
70+ 53

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 49
Female 244

These charts show data from MRSA patients who have completed their condition history
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