A Patient with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Is No Longer

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is no longer responding to the medication vancomycin (Vancocin) . The nurse realizes that this patient is most likely demonstrating which condition?

• A) A superinfection
• B) VISA
• C) VRE
• D) PRSP

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