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  2. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a human neutrophil ingesting MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a group of gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from other strains of Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans.

  3. Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    3D medical animation still shot of osteomyelitis bone This 2005 scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts numerous clumps of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteria. While S. aureus usually acts as a commensal bacterium , asymptomatically colonizing about 30% of the human population, it can sometimes cause disease. [ 3 ]

  4. Decolonization (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Decolonization, also bacterial decolonization, is a medical intervention that attempts to rid a patient of an antimicrobial resistant pathogen, [1] such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or antifungal-resistant Candida. [2]

  5. Drug of last resort - Wikipedia

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    One of the most commonly known examples of both antimicrobial resistance and the relationship to the classification of a drug of last resort is the emergence of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (sometimes also referred to as multiple-drug resistant S. aureus due to resistance to non-penicillin antibiotics that some strains of S. aureus have shown ...

  6. MRSA ST398 - Wikipedia

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    MRSA ST398 is a clonal complex 398 (CC398). This means that the strain had emerged in a human clinic, without any obvious or understandable causes. MRSA ST398, a specific strain of MRSA, is commonly found in livestock, and can cause infections in humans who come into contact with infected animals. [1]

  7. Staphylococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    A staphylococcal infection or staph infection is an infection caused by members of the Staphylococcus genus of bacteria.. These bacteria commonly inhabit the skin and nose where they are innocuous, but may enter the body through cuts or abrasions which may be nearly invisible.

  8. HPV 'cures' are popping up online, but here's the truth about ...

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    On TikTok, there are videos where women talk directly to the camera. They promote the "natural remedies" they say cleared their infections and discuss "holistic healing" recommendations.

  9. List of medical abbreviations: M - Wikipedia

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    MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: MS: medical student (MS-1, MS-2, MS-3, MS-4) mental status (see mental status examination) mitral stenosis multiple sclerosis: MS-AFP: maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein MSD: musculoskeletal disorder: MSDU: medical surgical day unit MSE: mental status examination: MSH: melanocyte-stimulating ...