You may remember the funny 1970's TV commercial for Wausau Insurance Company where a lady with an East Coast accent spells the company name W-A-U-S-A-U, then proceeds to clearly pronounce it as "war sore".

In the same manner, a common pronunciation for the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is mercer infection instead of mersa infection. Many people search for information on mercer infections instead of the more grammatically correct "mersa" infections.

What is a Mercer Infection?

By any name, mercer infections or MRSA infections are a serious matter. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) is a type of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics. Mercer infections typically appear on the skin, but also can occur in other tissues and organs of the body, with serious complications. Mercer infections can spread through direct contact with a person’s infected area, sharing of towels or razors that have come in contact with an infection, or from touching surfaces that have been contaminated by a mercer infection. Mercer infections are difficult to treat due to its resistance to certain antibiotics. Early intervention is best.

Mercer Infection Symptoms

Mercer infections typically are skin infections that may appear as pustules or boils which often are red, swollen, painful, or have pus or other drainage. They may look like spider bites: red, swollen, and painful. Mercer skin infections commonly occur at sites of visible skin trauma, such as cuts and abrasions, and areas of the body covered by hair (e.g., back of neck, groin, buttock, armpit, beard area of men).

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