It is called methicillin-resistant S. aureus, or MRSA. From Wordnik.com. [About Today] Reference
The marauding bacterium, known as methicillin-resistant. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews] Reference
KEILAR: It's called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 18, 2007] Reference
It's called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, (MRSA "mer'-sa"). From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
Rates of infection with the drug-resistant bacteria known as methicillin-resistant. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria] Reference
The drug-resistant germ is called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2007] Reference
KEILAR: It's called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus or MRSA and it's not just in Virginia. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 18, 2007] Reference
He developed a drug-resistant staph infection called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). From Wordnik.com. [Hospital Infections:] Reference
One such infection, known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, has caused much concern. From Wordnik.com. [One Big Antibiotic Dose Fights MRSA, Study Says] Reference
One the nastiest manifestations of antibiotic resistance is a drug-resistant staph infection called methicillin-resistant. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Recently, more attention has been paid to a particular strain of staph called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. From Wordnik.com. [Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Extreme Hygiene: Infectious Germs Are Bulking Up at the Gym] Reference
Staphylococcus aureus on their skin, and an increasing number of those individuals carry the more resistant form known as methicillin-resistant. From Wordnik.com. [Medindia Health News] Reference
It was the latest to close after a student contracted a virulent and drug-resistant bacterium called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. From Wordnik.com. [Attack of the Superbugs] Reference
But team officials denied reports Manning had a highly virulent form of staph infection that is difficult to treat called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). From Wordnik.com. [Tsn.ca Top Stories RSS] Reference
Organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. From Wordnik.com. [Infection Control Today Articles] Reference
Bacteria such as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to NASA: No word from Phoenix Mars lander] Reference
Bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA, are a growing problem worldwide. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
Superbugs are bacteria resistant to common treatment with common antibiotics such as methicillin and vancomycin. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This methicillin-resistant bacteria, it's evolved. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2007] Reference
You know, when you say MRSA, you mean methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2007] Reference
And lots of times we're seeing MRSA, the methicillin-resistant staph aureus. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2009] Reference
First of all, MRSA basically means methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2007] Reference
Today, methicillin-resistant staph (MRSA) accounts for half of all hospital cases. From Wordnik.com. [A Deadly Strain Of Staph] Reference
Not just the methicillin, more powerful antibiotics work if you catch it early enough. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2007] Reference
So if you had this methicillin resistant organism on your skin, you can actually spread it that way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2007] Reference
MRSA is a bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotics including methicillin, penicillin, and amoxicillin. From Wordnik.com. [Superbug on the decline] Reference
And fly larvae may one day help heal wounds caused by the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). From Wordnik.com. [Some animal venom can boost health] Reference
So, if you had the -- this -- this methicillin-resistant organism on your skin, you could actually spread it that way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2007] Reference
Or drug-resistant bacteria like methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which causes painful skin infections. From Wordnik.com. [Top Back-To-School Health Tips] Reference
GUPTA: Well, it is resistant to one of the antibiotics, which is a methicillin (ph), which is a derivative of penicillin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2003] Reference
In nine metro areas, cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, fell about 16 percent between 2005 and 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Military delays sentencing of al-Qaeda cook] Reference
TUCHMAN: MSRA, which is short for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus is a skin infection that is resistant to penicillin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2007] Reference
When penicillin resistance developed, physicians turned to the next line of defense, which was another antibiotic called methicillin. From Wordnik.com. [Antibiotics] Reference
Researchers hope these good bugs may one day help heal wounds caused by the superbug, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). From Wordnik.com. [Maggots, leeches, and snails, oh my!] Reference
One worrisome bug -- known as MRSA for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- appears to be in retreat, according to new research. From Wordnik.com. [Superbug on the decline] Reference
A lot of people have heard about MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staph aureus and that has become something well known over the past few years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 18, 2009] Reference
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