MRSA
noun/ˌem ɑːr es ˈeɪ/
/ˌem ɑːr es ˈeɪ/
[uncountable]- a type of bacteria that cannot be killed by standard antibiotics (the abbreviation for ‘methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus’)
- rising rates of MRSA infections in hospitals
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