Methicillin-resistant | German Center for Infection Research

Short description

A bacterium that is methicillin-resistant can neutralize the effect of this antibiotic.

Detailed description

Methicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic, which is used to treat infections with bacteria. In case of methicillin resistance, this is no longer possible. Particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus () have become a clinical problem as they cannot be treated with standard antibiotics any more.

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Autoren

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