Staph infections also can and do occur in the general community — often as a result of uncovered wounds — but a recent hospital stay increases your risk, according to the CDC. Still ...

After insertion of the cutdown and skin closure, ointment from the numbered tube was liberally administered to the wound and ... The latter infection was caused by Staph. aureus.

According to state inspectors, the immediate cause of death was MRSA cellulitis — a dangerous skin infection that stems from staph bacteria — caused by the open wound. A second nurse aide ...