MRSA
Abbreviation Infection Control and Safety
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: staph bacteria resistant to many antibiotics.
Related terms
- HAIHealthcare-associated infection: an infection a patient acquires while receiving care.
- OPIMOther potentially infectious materials: body fluids and tissues treated like blood under the OSHA Bloodborne…
- OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration: the federal agency that sets and enforces workplace safety…
- PPEPersonal protective equipment: gloves, gowns, masks, eye protection and similar barriers.
- SDSSafety data sheet: the document describing a hazardous chemical's dangers and safe handling, required by…
- VREVancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: bacteria resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin.
Study Infection Control and Safety