CA-MRSA
Noun
Meaning
Community-associated MRSA
Community-acquired MRSA
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
Outbreaks of CA-MRSA infections have been reported in correctional facilities, among athletic teams, among military recruits, in newborn nurseries, and among men that have sex with men.
It has also caused infections outside of healthcare facilities, called community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA).
MRSA has since been found to cause illness in the community outside of hospitals and other health facilities and is known as community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) in this setting.