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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

A bacterium with multiple antibiotic resistances: e.g., aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, erythromycin, rifampin, tetracycline, streptomycin, cephalosporin. Some strains of MRSA have reduced sensitivity to antiseptics.

Treatment
Vancomycin.
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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Methicillin-aminoglycoside resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA An organism with multiple antibiotic resistances–eg, aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, erythromycin, rifampin, tetracycline, streptomycin, cephalosporin; some strains of MRSA have ↓ sensitivity to antiseptics Treatment Vancomycin. See Antibiotic resistance.
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