Preferred Label : Colitis due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus;
ICD-11 definition : This is an inflammation of the large intestine caused by infection with any strain
of Staphylococcus aureus that has developed, through the process of evolution, resistance
to beta-lactam antibiotics, which include the penicillins (methicillin, dicloxacillin,
nafcillin, oxacillin, etc.) and the cephalosporins.;
ICD-11 synonym : colitis due to MRSA - [methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus]; colitis due to MRSA; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus;
Origin ID : 1681048785;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
This is an inflammation of the large intestine caused by infection with any strain
of Staphylococcus aureus that has developed, through the process of evolution, resistance
to beta-lactam antibiotics, which include the penicillins (methicillin, dicloxacillin,
nafcillin, oxacillin, etc.) and the cephalosporins.
