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MRSA

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MRSA
abbreviation for
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a bacterium that enters the skin through open wounds to cause septicaemia and is extremely resistant to most antibiotics. It has been responsible for outbreaks of untreatable infections among patients in hospitals
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MRSA [ˌɛmɑːrɛsˈeɪ] n abbr (=methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) → SAMR m(= staphylococcus aureus méticilline résistant)
MRSA abbr of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMRSA m (Keim, gegen den die üblichen Antibiotika unwirksam sind)


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HOSPITALS are being urged to consider 'early discharge' of appropriate MRSA patients as a second wave of swine flu is predicted to present real challenges for the NHS.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Results of a study on the effect of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) detection by rapid screening tests showed that active screening is more important than the type of test used for MRSA detection.
MRSA enfeksiyon kontrolu, pratik yaklasimlar: MRSA infection control, practical approaches: Hastaneden kazanilmis metisilin direncli Staphylococcus aureus (HK-MRSA) MRSA diger S.
 
 
 
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