How does Staph Aureus gain resistance?

. Staphylococcus aureus has several ways of acquiring resistance. First, it acts via plasmid mediated resistance: secreting beta lactamase that will work on the beta lactam We have community acquired and Healthcare acquired (HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA) There is also chromosomal resistance to antibiotics A third type of resistance is the bacteriophage mediated