Share of S. aureus resistant to methicillin in Europe in 2021, by country
Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria mainly causing infections of the skin, soft tissue and bone, as well as bloodstream. As of 2021, resistance to methicillin was very common in southern and eastern countries in Europe. Cyprus was the country where S. aureus recorded the highest resistance to methicillin, with almost 43 percent. This statistic displays the percentage of invasive Staphylococcus aureus isolates resistant to methicillin (MRSA) in Europe in 2021, by country.