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METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
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Descriptor
English
:
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina
Synonyms
English
:
MRSA
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Tree Number:
B03.300.390.400.800.750.100.500
B03.353.500.750.750.100.500
B03.510.100.750.750.100.500
B03.510.400.790.750.100.500
Definition
English
:
A strain of
Staphylococcus aureus
that is non-susceptible to the action of
METHICILLIN
. The mechanism of resistance usually involves modification of normal or the presence of acquired PENICILLIN BINDING
PROTEINS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection: coordinate IM with
STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
or specfics
See Related
English
:
Methicillin Resistance
History Note
English
:
2009
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
53002
Unique Identifier:
D055624
Occurrence in VHL
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