Staphylococcus aureus: Difference between revisions

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Staphylococcus aureus is the main coagulase-positive staphylococcus, a gram-positive bacteria
Sub-types are:
- Staph. aureus MSSA
- Staph. aureus MRSA
- Staph. aureus CA-MRSA

Always consider a blood culture positive for Staphylococcus aureus to be true bacteremia (and not a contaminant) due to the danger of delaying treatment

Main Staphylococcus aureus infections
Type	Examples
Localized skin infections	Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Impetigo
Deep, localized infections	Acute and chronic osteomyelitis Septic Arthritis Other musculoskeletal system (e.g. disks)
Other infections	Endocarditis Sepsis Pneumonia Infection of prosthetic material (catheters, orthopedic hardware, endovascular grafts, ventriculoperitoneal shunts, etc.)
Toxinoses	Toxic Shock Syndrome Gastroenteritis Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

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 **Staph. aureus [[MRSA]]
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 ==Disease Processes==
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 *Acute and chronic [[osteomyelitis]]
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 *[[Sepsis]]
 *[[Pneumonia]]
+*Infection of prosthetic material (catheters, orthopedic hardware, endovascular grafts, ventriculoperitoneal shunts, etc.)
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