Showing posts with label Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Show all posts

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Getting to Know: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infection is a more severe and potentially life threatening infection that most commonly occur among patients in the health care settings. It’s a kind of staph bacteria which is resistant to specific antibiotics named beta-lactams. These include the antibiotics methicillin and other more common antibiotics being used such as amoxicillin, penicillin, and oxacillin. 
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