staph·y·lo·coc·cal

(staf'i-lō-kok'ăl),

Relating to or caused by any organism of the genus Staphylococcus.

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staph·y·lo·coc·cal

(staf'i-lō-kok'ăl)

Relating to or caused by any organism of the genus Staphylococcus.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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Q. What is MRSA? I’ve heard on the news that some hospitals have a higher rate of MRSA infection. What is MRSA?

A.
MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, is a nick name for a specific subtype of bacteria from the Staph bacteria family, which is found resistant to many of the common antibiotics that are in use today. This is due to a mutation development in the Staph bacteria, which allowed it to grow resistance against the killing ingredient in common antibiotics, therefore making it a harder infection to treat and cure. Hospitals keep track of their MRSA infections for epidemiological reasons, in order to get a perspective on bacterial resistance to antibiotics, hoping new and more effective antibiotic medication will be researched.

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Clinical, microbial, and biochemical aspects ofthe exfoliative toxins causing staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome.

Newborn with desquamating rash: The patient's age and the appearance of the lesions pointed us to the proper diagnosis in this case

MS Phenotype- Staphylococcal isolates exhibiting resistance to erythromycin (Zone size [less than or equal to] 13 mm), while sensitive to clindamycin (Zone size [greater than or equal to] 21 mm) and giving a circular zone of inhibition around clindamycin was labelled as having this phenotype.

INDUCIBLE CLINDAMYCIN RESISTANCE IN ERYTHROMYCIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

TSST-1 is encoded by the gene tst, which is carried on mobile genetic elements (MGE) named staphylococcal pathogenicity islands (SaPIs) that lie within the S.

Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in the United Kingdom

One of the most commonly observed stress responses in staphylococcal adaptation is CW thickening.

Adaptive Metabolism in Staphylococci: Survival and Persistence in Environmental and Clinical Settings

Notably, the staphylococcal enterotoxin B (seb) gene and precursor gene for staphylococcal enterotoxin D (entD) were present.

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a Probable Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Enterocolitis

(9) According to data from International Working Group on the Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome elements (10,11) types of SCCmec have already been described presenting different combinations of six classes of the mec gene complex (A, B, C1, C2, D, E) and eight types of ccr (9) complex.

Detection of mecA and seh genes from Staphylococcus sp. isolated from samples of food, surfaces and utensils of an industrial kitchen in Rio de Janeiro/Deteccao dos genes mecA e seh de Staphylococcus sp. isolados de amostras de alimentos, superficies e utensilios de uma cozinha industrial do Rio de Janeiro

About 240,000 illnesses, 1,000 hospitalizations, and 6 deaths are caused by staphylococcal food poisoning.

A better test for a food poisoning culprit

These elements can be transferred between different staphylococcal species (Wielders et al., 2002).

STAPHYLO COCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS ISOLATION FROM CANINE, BACTERIAL COLONIZATION AND CLINICAL PICTURE IN BALB/C MOUSE MODEL

To date, more than twenty-four SEs and staphylococcal enterotoxin-like proteins (SEls) have been identified and designated SEA to SElY [4-6].

Comparative Effects of Food Preservatives on the Production of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin I from Staphylococcus aureus Isolate