Types of Symptoms

• The first symptoms or side effects of MRSA include red bumps that look like pimples. In some patients, the rash worsens, becoming deep, infected sores.
  
  

Risk Factors

• Outside of a hospital or health care setting, certain people are more vulnerable to MRSA infections, including children, athletes involved in contact sports and patients with a weakened immune system from conditions like HIV, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  
  

Complications

• In some patients, the MRSA infection spreads to the bones, bloodstream, heart or lungs, where it can become life-threatening.
  
  

Diagnosis

• In order to diagnose MRSA, doctors utilize tissue samples or a swab of nasal secretions. These samples are sent away for testing for staph bacteria.
  
  

Treatment

• Intravenous or oral antibiotics are the most common treatments for MRSA.