Staphylococcus aureus
Staph is serious MRSA is even more so. This common issue can make your life miserable I have listed articles web references in the hopes of helping others.
Thursday, December 04, 2014
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Norovirus Outbreak!!
Shropshire hospital wards hit by norovirus outbreak
Sunday, January 06, 2013
Staph Outbreak in Toronto
High prevalence of S. aureus carriage in HCWs contributed to outbreak Tadros M. Am J Infect Control. 2013;doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.07.016. January 2, 2013 A recent outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections after cardiovascular surgery at a Toronto hospital was associated with a high prevalence of S. aureus carriage among health care workers.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Outbreak Map
Thanks to Children's Hospital Boston
What is Staphylococcus?
What is Staphylococcus?
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Great Staph Info Page
Staphylococcus
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Staphylococcus
© 2005 Kenneth Todar University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Bacteriology
Staphylococcus aureus. Electron micrograph from Visuals Unlimited, with permission.
The Staphylococci
Staphylococci are Gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur in microscopic clusters resembling grapes. Bacteriological culture of the nose and skin of normal humans invariably yields staphylococci. In 1884, Rosenbach described the two pigmented colony types of staphylococci and proposed the appropriate nomenclature: Staphylococcus aureus (yellow) and Staphylococcus albus (white). The latter species is now named Staphylococcus epidermidis. Although more than 20 species of Staphylococcus are described in Bergey's Manual (2001), only Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are significant in their interactions with humans. S. aureus colonizes mainly the nasal passages, but it may be found regularly in most other anatomical locales. S epidermidis is an inhabitant of the skin.Taxonomically, the genus Staphylococcus is in the Bacterial family Staphylococcaceae, which includes three lesser known genera, Gamella, Macrococcus and Salinicoccus. The best-known of its nearby phylogenetic relatives are the members of the genus Bacillus in the family Bacillaceae, which is on the same level as the family Staphylococcaceae. The Listeriaceae are also a nearby family.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Staph Infections
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Staph can spread through the air, on contaminated surfaces, and from person to person. A child can carry staph bacteria from one area of his or her body to another on dirty hands and under dirty fingernails. Staph can pass from person to person the same way. So hand washing is the most important way to prevent staph infections from developing.
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
April 20, 2004 -- A dangerous antibiotic-resistant infection once primarily confined to hospitals appears to be spreading in communities, affecting children and otherwise healthy people.
In years past, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was seen almost exclusively among very sick hospital patients. However, in recent years, an increasing number of reports of MRSA in the community have surfaced. And this week new research detailing alarming outbreaks of MRSA infection on opposite ends of the U.S. was presented in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the Society from Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
PICTURES OF STAPH SKIN INFECTIONS
Below are links to Pictures of Staph Skin Infections on the web. Simply click on the links below and the pictures of Staph skin Infections will open in a separate window.
Large picture of Staphylococcal Infection - Impetigo
Staph infected Babys arm
Picture of staph skin infected Dog
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