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Complications


Because they are resistant to treatment, MRSA infections often cause serious complications and widespread infection. In severe cases, skin infections can result in tissue death (necrosis). Other MRSA complications include the following:

Brain or spinal cord abscess (nervous system infections)
Cellulitis (connective tissue infection)
Endocarditis (infection of the membrane that lines the heart)
Organ failure (e.g., kidney)
Osteomyelitis (bone marrow infection)
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