Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MSRA
Pronunciation
/məˌθɪsɪˈlɪn rɪˈzɪstənt ˌstæfɪləˈkɒkəs ˈɔːriəs/
Category
Medical
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. MRSA, for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, was once spread chiefly in hospitals.
  2. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MSRA); Hospital infection; Community-acquired infection;
  3. Evaluation of vancomycin and teicoplanin in the treatment of infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in intensive care unit
  4. Another group of researchers, headed by Dr. Fischbach at the University of California, has found a handful of new antibiotics that kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, by sequencing genomes of bacteria found in the environment.
  5. A high percentage of hospital-acquired infections are caused by highly resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ).

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