MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)‘Superbug’ Gram-positive bacterium that can occur on skin and inside the nostrils in healthy individuals. If it invades the body, MRSA can cause septicaemia, pneumonia, osteomyelitis and endocarditis. Detected in 1961, MRSA is spread by skin-to-skin contact and is resistant to common antibiotics. NICE has published around 20 guidelines on antimicrobial prescribing in individual conditions, with the aim of reducing inappropriate prescribing and reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections. See https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/published?type=apg NHS. MRSA Infection; updated 2020 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mrsa/ UK Health Security Agency. Staphylococcus aureus: guidance, data and analysis; 2014 (updated 2020) https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/staphylococcus-aureus-guidance-data-and-analysis NICE NG15. Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use; 2015 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng15
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