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  • abbreviation methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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  • initialism microbiology, medicine Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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Examples

  • However, the term MRSA is generally used for the bacterium resistant to a wide range of antibiotics.

    [mrsa and harborview] how executive decisions threaten lives 2008

  • However, the term MRSA is generally used for the bacterium resistant to a wide range of antibiotics.

    Archive 2008-11-01 2008

  • MRSA is a very serious thing, but hysteria is never helpful.

    MRSA - Great Advice from Dr Rob aka TBTAM 2007

  • Researchers also found no difference between the treatments in how much bacteria was in the ulcers, including a particularly dangerous one called MRSA short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    Maggots: Much-maligned, but medically helpful 2009

  • Researchers also found no difference between the treatments in how much bacteria was in the ulcers, including a particularly dangerous one called MRSA (short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

    Maggots: Much-maligned, but medically helpful 2009

  • In medical shorthand it is called MRSA, which is a super bug that defies almost every antibiotic in our current arsenal.

    CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2007 2007

  • We discovered that more than half 52% of neckties worn by doctors were contaminat ­ed with Staphyloco­ccus and out of these, 62% of them were identified as MRSA.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Already, there's one bacteria type, called MRSA, that is EXTREMELY resistant to almost all antibiotics.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • While the organisms do not receive as much attention as the one known as MRSA - for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - some infectious-disease specialists say they could emerge as a bigger threat.

    NYT > Home Page By ANDREW POLLACK 2010

  • Such infections often are referred to by the acronym MRSA, for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    unknown title 2009

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  • The other examples for this one are interesting, too. One calls MRSA a "super bug" and others seem to come from an article about using maggots to combat it. Bugs versus bugs.

    February 28, 2015