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Methicillin (USAN), also
known as
meticillin (INN), is a narrow-spectrum β-lactam
antibiotic of the
penicillin class.
Methicillin was
discovered in 1960...
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resistance and the
emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, such as
methicillin-resistant S.
aureus (MRSA). The
bacterium is a
worldwide problem in clinical...
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Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a
group of gram-positive
bacteria that are
genetically distinct from
other strains of Staphylococcus...
- and sulfonamides.
Methicillin resistance is
particularly widespread, with 75-90% of
hospital isolates resistance to
methicillin.
Resistant organisms...
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surgery to
prevent Staphylococcus infections. It is not
effective against methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It is
taken by
mouth or given...
- the mecA gene,
which confers resistance to beta-lactam drugs. However,
methicillin resistance can
still be
identified reliably using biochemical or phenotypic...
- such as
methicillin,
penicillin and
other penicillin-like antibiotics. The
bacteria strain most
commonly known to
carry mecA is
methicillin-resistant...
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parts sulfamethoxazole. It is used to
treat urinary tract infections,
methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections, travelers' diarrhea...
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methicillin.
These were
significant for
their activity against β-lactamase-producing
bacterial species, but were
ineffective against the
methicillin-resistant...
- MRSA is
methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium. MRSA may also
refer to: MrsA (gene), for the
enzyme 2-Ketoarginine methyltransferase...
