MRSA. What is it? Does having HIV affect MRSA risk?

The HIV community is watching carefully as MRSA breaks out among ‘men having sex with men’ and ‘injection drug use’. What is MRSA? MRSA , "methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus", is a bacteria commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy people. If the skin is cut or broken, the bacteria are given the opportunity to infect. MRSA looks similar to a large pimple or boil. MRSA can cause a wide variety of infections ranging from mild skin infections to serious infections such as pneumonia or sepsis. People with a weakened immune system should follow the same preventive measures to prevent being infected, including washing their hands frequently, covering wounds with bandages, and refraining from sharing personal hygiene items. Treatment is by incision and drainage of the wound. Then antibiotics may be used for up to ten days. Have you known about MRSA? Is it the next health problem for people living with HIV?