Staph aureus is a ubiquitous organism that colonizes the skin/nares and can cause invasive disease
MRSA risk factors include:
Health care exposure (hospitalization, hemodialysis)
Antimicrobial use
Incarceration
IDU
Shared equipment and others
Highly virulent organism
Infection manifests as:
Pyogenic skin and soft tissue infection
MSK infection
Endocarditis
Abscess
Pneumonia
Infection of prosthetic devices and others
