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;
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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.
