MRSA
(2010)

Nonfiction

eBook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Greenhaven Publishing LLC, 2010
Made available through hoopla
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9781420503043 (electronic bk.) MWT12172751, 1420503049 (electronic bk.) 12172751
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is an infection caused by a strain of staph that is resistant to broad-spectrum antibiotics. This book explains what is unique about MRSA bacteria, the symptoms of MRSA infections, and how they are currently treated. Health care and community strains of MRSA occur in different settings, and the different risk factors and strategies for prevention are also discussed

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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