MRSA emerged years before methicillin was even discovered
Friday, July 21, 2017 - 07:32
in Health & Medicine
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged long before the introduction of the antibiotic methicillin into clinical practice, according to a new study. It was the widespread use of earlier antibiotics such as penicillin rather than of methicillin itself which caused MRSA to emerge, researchers suggest.