Causes of Staphylococcal infection
Staphylococcal infection Causes: Book Excerpts
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What causes Staphylococcal infection?
Causes: Staphylococcal infection:
Bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection:
Causes
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
MRSA enters health care facilities through an infected or colonized patient or a colonized health care worker. Although MRSA has been recovered from environmental surfaces, it's transmitted mainly by health care workers’ hands. Many colonized individuals become silent carriers. The most frequent site of colonization is the anterior nares (40% of adults and most children become transient nasal carriers). Other, less common sites are the groin, axilla, and the gut. Typically, MRSA colonization is diagnosed by isolating bacteria from nasal secretions.
In individuals where the natural defense system breaks down, such as after an invasive procedure, trauma, or chemotherapy, the normally benign bacteria can invade tissue, proliferate, and cause infection. Today, up to 90% of S. aureus isolates or strains are penicillin resistant, and about 50% of all S. aureus isolates are resistant to methicillin, a penicillin derivative, as well as to nafcillin and oxacillin. These strains may also resist cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, erythromycin, tetracycline, and clindamycin.
MRSA infection has become prevalent with the overuse of antibiotics. Over the years, this has given once-susceptible bacteria the chance to develop defenses against antibiotics. This new capability allows resistant strains to flourish when antibiotics kill their more-sensitive cousins.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The causative organism in SSSS is group 2 Staphylococcus aureus, primarily phage type 71, which produces exotoxins that cause detachment of the epidermis. Predisposing factors may include impaired immunity and renal insufficiency — present to some extent in the normal neonate because of immature development of these systems.
SSSS is most prevalent in infants age 1 to 3 months but may develop in children. It’s uncommon in adults.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Vancomycin intermediately resistant Staphylococcus aureus:
Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) and MRSA enter health care facilities through an infected or colonized patient or a colonized health care worker. It’s thought that VISA and VRSA are colonized in a similar method. They’re spread through direct contact between the patient and caregiver or between patients. They may also be spread through patient contact with contaminated surfaces such as an overbed table. They’re capable of living for weeks on surfaces. They’ve been detected on patient gowns, bed linens, and handrails.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome:
Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)
The causative organism in SSSS is Group 2 Staphylococcus aureus, primarily phage type 71. Predisposing factors may include impaired immunity and renal insufficiency — present to some extent in the normal neonate because of immature development of these systems.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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