MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and is a major cause of pneumonia and skin/soft tissue infections; it is resistant to beta-lactams due to altered penicillin-binding proteins (PBP2a).
MRSA, metisiline dirençli Staphylococcus aureus'u ifade eder ve pnömoni ile deri/yumuşak doku enfeksiyonlarının önemli bir nedenidir; penisilin bağlayıcı proteinlere (PBP2a) bağlanması nedeniyle beta-laktamlara dirençlidir.
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