MRSA surveillance refers to source-defined reporting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that can include both infection and colonization states [1]. This classification is deliberately non-additive and is not restricted to community-associated infection, serving only as a surveillance scope rather than a clinical or epidemiological claim [1].
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BacterialMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance
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MRSA surveillance is defined as source-reported data on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that may capture either infection or colonization and is not limited to community-associated cases [1]. The organism has evolved from a hospital-associated pathogen to include community clones and animal reservoirs, though such ecological context lies outside the surveillance classification scope [2].
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- 1 GlobalID Disease Ontology. GlobalID ontology concept D236: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance [Internet]. cited 23 Oct 2026. Available from: https://github.com/xmusphlkg/globalID2/blob/development/configs/disease_ontology.json
- 2 Lakhundi S et al. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Molecular Characterization, Evolution, and Epidemiology. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2018 Oct. PMID: 30209034. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00020-18. PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30209034/
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