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CA-MRSA

abbreviation

community-acquired MRSA [methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus]; community-associated MRSA
It is clear that Mr M's problems with staphylococcal infections have not been eliminated and it is likely that the recurrent infections he describes are due to CA-MRSA.Robert C. Moellering et al.

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Medical Definition

CA-MRSA

abbreviation
community-acquired MRSA [methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus]; community-associated MRSA
It is clear that Mr M's problems with staphylococcal infections have not been eliminated and it is likely that the recurrent infections he describes are due to CA-MRSA.Robert C. Moellering et al., The Journal of the American Medical Association
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