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staphylococcal.

See Staphylococcus.

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staphylococcal

pertaining to Staphylococcus spp.

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staphylococcal clumping test

used as a means of measuring the quantity of fibrinogen-split products in a sample of blood.

equine staphylococcal dermatitis

see equine staphylococcal dermatitis.

staphylococcal food poisoning

a disease of humans caused by enterotoxins elaborated by coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus of human origin. Dangerous foods for this disease are ham, dried milk and cold meats generally. Domestic animals appear not to be susceptible to the toxins but the disease is important to veterinarians because animal products, especially milk and chicken meat from animals in their care, may be the origin of this severe, often epidemic, gastroenteritis.

staphylococcal granuloma

persistent, low-grade infection of connective tissue or muscle by Staphylococcus aureus causing the development of granulomas which can become very large, most commonly in the chest of the horse and the mammary gland of the sow. The granuloma is a dense mass of fibrous tissue containing a large number of small abscesses containing thick yellow pus containing granules of club colonies. Called also botryomycosis.

staphylococcal hypersensitivity

see bacterial hypersensitivity.

staphylococcal mastitis

of cows caused by S. aureus may be chronic, acute or peracute with gangrene of the quarter and sometimes death of the cow.

staphylococcal phage lysate products

see staphage lysate.

staphylococcal protein A

a cell-bound protein expressed by most strains of Staphyloccus intermedius recovered from dogs and cats.

staphylococcal pyemia

see tick pyemia.

staphylococcal septicemia

of lambs and less commonly other neonates; high mortality rate; umbilical infection the likely entry portal.

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Patient discussion about staphylococcal clumping test.

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 Resistance Staphylococcus Aureus. this is a kind of bacteria that has show resistance to Methicillin, which is a vary strong antibiotic. unfortunately we use too much antibiotics today (much more then we should) and the bacterias react in developing resistance. the MRSA is resistant to almost all antibiotics and is hard to get rid of. and because of high usage of antibiotics in hospitals- it's more likely to survive ("other bacteria are dead- i have this place to myself! - paaarrrrrrttttttyyyyy!") and infect.

Q. My father was hospitalized for pneumonia. The doctors said they are afraid of HA-MRSA. Why is it so scary? My father was hospitalized for pneumonia last week. The doctors wanted to discharge him as quick as possible because they said that they are afraid of Hospital Acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA). Why is it so scary?

A. Hospital Acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of sepsis and death due to the fact that are very limited antibiotics that kill it.
Because of this it is the nightmare of doctors.
This bacteria is very durable and is very common in hospitals, and because of it, its always better to be at the hospital the minimum time needed.

Q. can staphylococcus in woman cause infertility? staphylococcus/infertility

A. Not that I know about. One of the major routes in which bacteria cause infertility in women is through inflammation of the pelvis (PID), but staphylococcus isn't a major cause of this disease.

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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000888.htm