NALT

Preferred term

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Organism

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.

Staphylococcus aureus

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

77765

Has taxonomic rank

infraspecific

Spanish

Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/282671

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Created 6/30/16, last modified 4/16/20