Staphylococcus aureus
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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 | |
Deep, localized infections |
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Other infections |
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Toxinoses |
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