What is the pathophysiology of MRSA?
MRSA can cause disease through tissue invasion and its toxins. The toxins produced from MRSA may exert the effects of this disease at sites that are distant from the focus of the infection and its colonization. It is proposed that events that lead to infection are initiated by transferring the bacteria to the site of infection usually via hands. This can be accomplished through an opening made by vascular catheterization or an operative incision or less obvious broken down skin seen in eczema or microtrauma that accompanies shaving. MRSA can also be spread by contaminated linens, towels and equipment.
