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S aureus. Although not common s. Staphylococcus aureus is the most dangerous of all of the many common staphylococcal bacteria. Clinicians must rule out endocarditis before treating s. Staphylococcus aureus staf i lō kok is aw ree us staph is a type of germ that about 30 of people carry in their noses.

S epidermidis is an inhabitant of the skin. Aureus bacteremia with short i e. These gram positive sphere shaped coccal bacteria see figure how bacteria shape up often cause skin infections but can cause pneumonia heart valve infections and bone infections. Staphylococcus aureus or staph is a type of bacteria found on human skin in the nose armpit groin and other areas.

Aureus colonizes mainly the nasal passages but it may be found regularly in most other anatomical locales including the skin oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms of these infections include. Overview methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa infection is caused by a type of staph bacteria that s become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections. All patients with s.

If you suspect you may have an infection with s. Minor skin infections such as pimples impetigo etc. Of the variety of manifestations s. Aureus sepsis carries a mortality death rate of over 80.

2 week course antibiotics. Aureus contact your health care provider. Aureus bacteremia should undergo at least a good quality transthoracic echo tte. Aureus is the bacterium commonly responsible for all major bone and joint infections.

Aureus bacteremia is associated with heart valve involvement in 25 when studied with transesophageal echo tee. Most of the time staph does not cause any harm. Aureus has been reported as a cause of chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis in pregnancy but group b streptococci are the most common bacterial cause of this life threatening condition for the fetus. It may cause boils furuncles cellulitis folliculitis carbuncles it is the cause of scalded skin syndrome and abscesses it may lead to lung infections or pneumonia brain infections or.

Difficulty breathing malaise fever or chills. Aureus is a leading cause of bloodstream infections throughout much of the industrialized world. Aureus can also cause serious infections such as pneumonia infection of the lungs or bacteremia bloodstream. This manifests in one of three forms.

Most mrsa infections occur in people who ve been in hospitals or other health care settings such as nursing homes and dialysis centers.