Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Organism
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
MRSA infections are divided into two categories by source: (1) healthcare-associated (HA-MRSA) secondary to hospitalization, surgery, long-term care, dialysis, invasive device, etc; and (2) community-associated (CA-MRSA).
Methicillin resistance is associated with the acquisition of the mecA gene, which encodes the mutant penicillin-binding protein, PBP 2a.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619362/all/Methicillin_resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus__MRSA_.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619362/all/Methicillin_resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus__MRSA_. Accessed May 4, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619362/all/Methicillin_resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus__MRSA_
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 May 04]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619362/all/Methicillin_resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus__MRSA_.
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