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    Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive spherically shaped bacterium, a member of the Bacillota, and is a usual member of the microbiota of the body...
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    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a group of gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from other strains of Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA...
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    Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) are strains of Staphylococcus aureus that have acquired resistance to the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin...
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    Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) Vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) "staphylococcus | Origin and meaning of staphylococcus by Online Etymology Dictionary"...
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    the normal skin barrier expose crevices that make it possible for Staphylococcus aureus to colonize the skin. Atopic eczema is often associated with genetic...
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    to disruption of skin flora and bacterial overgrowth (commonly Staphylococcus aureus overgrowth or colonization). Atopic dermatitis is also associated...
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    Staphylococcus epidermidis is a Gram-positive bacterium, and one of over 40 species belonging to the genus Staphylococcus. It is part of the normal human...
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    poly-N-acetylglucosamine surface polysaccharide and extracellular DNA in Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms". Applied and Environmental Microbiology...
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    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) evolved from methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), otherwise known as common S. aureus. Many people...
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    alpha-hemolysin (Hla), is the major cytotoxic agent released by bacterium Staphylococcus aureus and the first identified member of the pore forming beta-barrel...
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    is typically caused by bacteria of the Streptococcus pyogenes or Staphylococcus aureus type, though others may also be involved. Streptococcal toxic shock...
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    the colonization and infection of the lungs by bacteria, notably Staphylococcus aureus. CF is a rare genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs, but...
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    is now very common in Staphylococcus aureus, which means penicillin should not be used to treat infections caused by S. aureus infection unless the infecting...
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    The main coagulase-positive staphylococcus is Staphylococcus aureus, although not all strains of Staphylococcus aureus are coagulase positive. These...
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  • refrigerator. Some notable mesophiles include Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli. Other examples of species of mesophiles are...
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    follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in a painful swollen area on the skin caused by an accumulation...
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    primarily caused by Staphylococcus aureus, and sometimes by Streptococcus pyogenes. Both bullous and nonbullous are primarily caused by S. aureus, with Streptococcus...
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    poisoning) Salmonella Serratia spp. Shigella spp. Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus epidermidis Staphylococcus saprophyticus Stenotrophomonas maltophilia...
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  • Staphylococcus intermedius is a Gram-positive, catalase positive member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. Strains of...
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    Staphylococcus aureus is the organism most commonly isolated from all forms of osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis is often caused by Staphylococcus aureus....
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  • on the skin or in the gastrointestinal tract.[citation needed] Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of healthcare-associated bacteremia in...
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    cause abdominal pain, cramping, dehydration, diarrhea and fever. Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive, facultative anaerobe, coccal (round shaped)...
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    be used to treat acne, and some cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In combination with quinine, it can be used to treat malaria...
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    A New Cephalosporin with Activity against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)". Clinical Medicine Reviews in Therapeutics. 3: a2466. doi:10...
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    table tops are known to be contaminated with Staphylococcus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (one of the most virulent strains of antibiotic-resistant...
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  • failed, but pristinamycin was still able to eradicate the infection. Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major resistant pathogens. It caused more than 100...
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    is almost always used as a partner drug. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections may be treated with a combination therapy of fusidic...
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    world, the most common bacteria present is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Rarely, parasites can cause abscesses; this is more common in the...
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    damaging factor for vital organs, through the activity of Staphylococcus aureus. S. aureus is a dangerous pathogen that may lead cells to necrotizing...
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    bacteria did not grow and so were hidden to science. Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus were thought from cultural based research to be dominant...
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