also: メチシリンたいせいおうしょくぶどうきゅうきん
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA
Medical term for a strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin and other beta-lactam antibiotics. Often abbreviated as MRSA in clinical contexts.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an important causative agent of hospital-acquired infections.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected in this patient.