methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease
MONDO:0100073Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0100073), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease
- Also called
- MRSA