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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A tough strain of skin infection that's called the “Super Bug” has become the most common form of skin infection among adult patients in hospitals nationwide, health officials say, but it can prey on people big and small.
One blister showed up on Emma Berrier’s forehead, then another on her chin. Celia Berrier took her 6-month-old daughter to the doctor.
"He didn't even need to do a culture. He just knew it was MRSA," Celia said Wednesday.
It’s pronounced MER-sah and stands for “methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,” a tough strain of staph infection unfazed by many antibiotics.
Emma’s mom believes Emma caught MRSA from another child whose MRSA has worsened.
"It progressed and has moved to other parts of his body, and he's just very ill,” Berrier said.
MRSA usually infects the skin and causes large pimples or boils. It can, however, enter through wounds, spread through the bloodstream and even infect the lungs.
"The [bacteria] is everywhere. It's on the skin, in the nose" normally, said Dr. Lan Tran-Phu of the Cumberland County Health Department.
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