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Staphylococcus aureus

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Types

Staph. aureus MSSA
Staph. aureus MRSA
Staph. aureus CA-MRSA

Disease Processes

Main Staphylococcus aureus infections
Type	Examples
Localized skin infections	Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Impetigo
Deep, localized infections	Acute and chronic osteomyelitis Septic Arthritis
Other infections	Endocarditis Sepsis Pneumonia
Toxinoses	Toxic Shock Syndrome Gastroenteritis Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

Table Overview

Disease-Causing Bacteria

Cocci

Clusters	Staph aureus (MSSA, MRSA, CA-MRSA) Staph epidermidis Staph saprophyticus Staph lugdunensis Staph haemolyticus

Pairs/Chains	Enterococcus faecalis Strep. Groups A, B, C, G Strep. anginosus gp Strep. pneumoniae Viridans strep

Other	Enterococcus faecium

Rods

Listeria monocytogenes

Corynebacterium jeikeium

Bacillus cereus

Cocci

Rods

Lactose Fermenters	E. coli Klebsiella Enterobacter Citrobacter

Lactose Non-Fermenters	Pseudomonas Salmonella Shigella Acinetobacter coccobac H. influenzae Pasteurella

Other	Serratia sp. Proteus mirabilis Proteus vulgaris Providencia sp. Morganella sp. Aeromonas sp. Capnocytophaga canimorsus

Rods/Cocci

Y. enterocolitica

Pasteurella multocida

Haemophilus ducreyi

Peptostreptococus

See Also

Microbiology (Main)

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