In conclusion, MRSA, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, is a derivative of penicillin created to treat staph infections, which then became resistant. S. aureus bacteria reproduces at an alarming ration, causing several mutations. With each mutation, the bacterium becomes more virulent. The staph bacterium lives on a person’s skin, but only becomes harmful if it enters the skin through a wound. To determine if the infection is MRSA, testing must be done to show the bacterium is resistant to all penicillin related antibiotics. No cure is available, but the symptoms can be controlled. If the infection continues to spread it can cause sepsis, blood poisoning, organ damage, amputation, and cellulitis. The most common place to contract
