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MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
October 24, 2007
Staphylococcus, often referred to simply as "staph," are a group of bacteria often carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy people. Staph bacteria can cause serious infections (such as surgical wound infections, skin infections, bloodstream infections, and pneumonia). MRSA stands for Methicillin-Resistant Staphyococcus aureus. It is a type of Staph aureus that is resistant to methicillin, and other related antibiotics that are often used to treat staph infections.
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