MRSA

Noun

Meaning

MRSA (usually uncountable, plural MRSAs)

(microbiology, medicine) Initialism of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; a bacterium responsible for serious infections.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

VRE MRSE VRSA Orsa MSSA

Anagrams

arms mars ASMR ASRM Masr MSAR rams rasm SARM SRAM

Examples

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has finding effective treatment of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the most common bacterial pathogens and the single most deadly drug-resistant bacteria in the United States. Source: Internet

Additionally, MRSA outbreaks occur in diverse types of people who are constantly in close contact, such as team players of contact sports, dormitory residents, inmates, and armed-services personnel. Source: Internet

“A few months ago,” it notes, “a University of Iowa study found a virulent strain of MRSA in pigs. Source: Internet

A number of drug-resistant versions of the above infections are becoming more common, including drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (DRSP) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Source: Internet

In addition, infections caused by community-acquired strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ) in otherwise healthy individuals have become more frequent in recent years. Source: Internet

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was first detected in Britain in 1961, and is now "quite common" in hospitals. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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