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Definition of MRSA noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

MRSA

noun
 
/ˌem ɑːr es ˈeɪ/
 
/ˌem ɑːr es ˈeɪ/
 [uncountable]
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  1. 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
    see also superbugTopics Healthcarec2
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