Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) resists β-lactam antibiotics, including methicillin, isoxazolyl penicillin, and cephalosporins, by acquiring the mecA gene, which produces penicillin-binding protein 2a to modify its target site.

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• MRSA concept
• methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) concept