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by gmrple 3441 days ago
MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)

I just don't want anyone thinking MRSA stands for anything it doesn't.
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richardwhiuk 3441 days ago
What?
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delackner 3440 days ago
Myself included, many people read that to be Multiply Resistant, AKA resistant to most (all?) antibiotics.
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richardwhiuk 3440 days ago
That's nice, but incorrect, and I suspect a backcronym formed by not knowing what it stood for...
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