Where Does Staphylococcus Aureus Come From?
Methods of Transmission Staphylococcus Aureus (S. aureus) is a common microbe found on the human body. It is usually spread by skin-to-skin contact, and most commonly causes skin eruptions such as boils and styes that can be easily treated with oral and/or topical antibiotics. However, certain strains of S. aureus are capable of structural change, making them resistant to antibiotics. They are, as a result, difficult to eradicate and easy to transmit. Two such strains are MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus), usually related to hospitals and health care workers (HCWs), and CA-MRSA (community-related MRSA), widespread S. aureus infections originating outside of a hospital setting. Hands MRSA and CA-MRSA are most commonly spread by someone who has skin contact (hand-to-hand or hand-to-body) with an infected person and then has contact with another person. Sometimes the carrier is “colonized” with the microbe but has no signs of infection himself. Skin contact is especially
