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*Staphylococcus aureus is the main coagulase-positive [[staphylococcus]], a [[gram-positive]] bacteria | *Staphylococcus aureus is the main coagulase-positive [[staphylococcus]], a [[gram-positive]] bacteria | ||
*Sub-types are: | *Sub-types are: | ||
*Staph. aureus [[MSSA]] | **Staph. aureus [[MSSA]] | ||
*Staph. aureus [[MRSA]] | **Staph. aureus [[MRSA]] | ||
*Staph. aureus [[CA-MRSA]] | **Staph. aureus [[CA-MRSA]] | ||
*Always consider a blood culture positive for Staphylococcus aureus to be true bacteremia (and not a contaminant) due to the danger of delaying treatment<ref>Antibiotic Therapy for Positive Blood Cultures. Perez-Jorge EV, et al. Antimicrobe. http://www.antimicrobe.org/new/e38rev2.asp</ref> | |||
==Disease Processes== | ==Disease Processes== | ||
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|Localized skin infections | |Localized skin infections | ||
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* [[Skin and Soft Tissue Infection]] | *[[Skin and Soft Tissue Infection]] | ||
*[[Impetigo]] | *[[Impetigo]] | ||
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*Acute and chronic [[osteomyelitis]] | *Acute and chronic [[osteomyelitis]] | ||
*[[Septic Arthritis]] | *[[Septic Arthritis]] | ||
*Other musculoskeletal system (e.g. disks) | |||
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*[[Sepsis]] | *[[Sepsis]] | ||
*[[Pneumonia]] | *[[Pneumonia]] | ||
*Infection of prosthetic material (catheters, orthopedic hardware, endovascular grafts, ventriculoperitoneal shunts, etc.) | |||
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==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 9 July 2016
Background
- Staphylococcus aureus is the main coagulase-positive staphylococcus, a gram-positive bacteria
- Sub-types are:
- Always consider a blood culture positive for Staphylococcus aureus to be true bacteremia (and not a contaminant) due to the danger of delaying treatment[1]
Disease Processes
| Main Staphylococcus aureus infections | |
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| Type | Examples |
| Localized skin infections | |
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Deep, localized infections |
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Other infections |
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Toxinoses |
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Table Overview
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See Also
References
- ↑ Antibiotic Therapy for Positive Blood Cultures. Perez-Jorge EV, et al. Antimicrobe. http://www.antimicrobe.org/new/e38rev2.asp