reviewAntibioticsApr 29, 2022GOLD OA

Recent Developments in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Treatment: A Review

Madurai Kamaraj University · University of the Witwatersrand · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a Gram-positive bacterium that may cause life-threatening diseases and some minor infections in living organisms. However, it shows notorious effects when it becomes resistant to antibiotics. Strain variants of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that have become resistant to existing multiple antimicrobials are termed as superbugs. Methicillin is a semisynthetic antibiotic drug that was used to inhibit staphylococci pathogens. The S. aureus resistant to methicillin is known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which became a superbug due to its defiant activity against the antibiotics and medications most commonly used to treat major and minor…

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Keywords
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Antibiotics
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • Antimicrobial
  • Microbiology
  • Medicine
  • Antibiotic resistance
  • Staphylococcal infections
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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