Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

A clinically significant group of bacterial strains resistant to the antibiotic originally intended to treat resistant Staphylococcus aureus; long has been a hospital-acquired infection but is now also community-acquired; additional resistance (e.g., to vancomycin) continues to be a public health concern

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