[MRSA--development, distribution and prevention].

Multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are one of the big problems occurring in the hospitals, especially because of the shortage of potent antibiotics. In addition, MRSA are increasingly found outside the hospitals. Beside the development of MRSA, pathogenesis and epidemiology, the article will give advises how to avoid an MRSA infection and how to deal with patients infected with MRSA.