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The hospital closed a surgery suite because of an outbreak of a strain of bacteria that is resistant to methicillin and other antibiotics. what is this resistant strain called??

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The answer is MRSA. It is called as the Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus which is a type of a bacteria resistant to antibiotics. It causes skin infection,pneumonia and other lung infections. If not treated, it can be severe and would cause life threatening reactions like sepsis.
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