label: methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease
label_lc: methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease
description: Infections caused by a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that is non-susceptible to the action of the antibiotic, methicillin. The mechanism of resistance usually involves modification of normal or the presence of acquired penicillin binding proteins.