Preferred Label : Penicillinase Positive Staphylococcus Aureus;
NCIt related terms : STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, PENICILLINASE POSITIVE;
NCIt definition : A subgroup of S. aureus bacteria that produce beta-lactamase (penicillinase) and are
therefore resistant to beta-lactam (penicillin) antibiotics.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Staphylococcus aureus
and is penicillinase positive.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL502723;
Origin ID : C124403;
UMLS CUI : C4086736;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
