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    Staphylociccus Aureus

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    in the skin from shaving? Then after a couple of days you noticed it ends up red, warm, inflamed, swollen and very painful. More than likely you have opened a nesting ground for the most common bacteria found on the human body, Staphylococcus Aureus. Staphylococcus Aureus, commonly known as “Staph”, is present on most of the population on our skin and in our nostrils and throat. It can live on even the healthiest, cleanliest individuals. The staph bacteria do not cause harm until there is an open

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    MRSA is a major source of infections in health-care centers (Panlilio et al., 1992) also in community (Drews et al., 2006) Staphylococcus have resistance to multiple number of drugs are being found throughout the world specially these isolates resistant to methicillin,lincosamides, macrolides, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides or combinations(Deshpande et al., 2004). S.aureus is usually linked with post-surgical wound infections and infections related to catheter. (Eggimann and Pittet, 2002). S.aureus

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    Community-Acquired MRSA

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    Abstract Hospital settings have harbored a disease-causing organism called Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) since the 1960s. However, hospitals aren’t the only settings at risk of a MRSA outbreak. In recent years’ healthy communities have seen a genetically distinct strain of MRSA, called community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). Although this organism has been less resistant to antibiotics, it is more virulent and capable of causing illnesses (Alex & Letizia

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    MRSA(Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a bacteria that is resistant to most of all antibiotics. Staff germs are more often spreaded by touching. When the staff germs enter the body it can afffect bones, joints, the blood, or any organ. So if you get MRSA it is very important to get it checked on before it get out of hand. If you have a weak immune system your more than likely to get it. Peopole that are in a hospital will be more likely to get it. If you have a cut try to keep it clean

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    our germs on things other people have to touch too. Like door handles, chairs, and the pen you use to sign it with. One major infection that has been plaguing the health care facilities is MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.) This is a potentially lethal bacterium that is resistant to many antibiotics. Some have labeled it a super bug. These germs are something that cause worry. What if I bring them home to my family? The VA has young and inexperienced doctors could be worse than

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    I. Introduction 1. Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria that can be found on the nose and other respiratory areas, present in about one-third of the population. ‘Staphylococcus’ comes from Greek language, translating into “cluster of grapes” to describe the spherical berry shape of the bacteria and ‘aureus’ translates to “gold” in Latin. That being said, Staphylococcus aureus is golden in nature. When stained and observed under a microscope, it retains a dark purple color and is known to be Gram-positive

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    Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a spherical bacteria which is known to produce a cytotoxin called Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PLV) which destroys leukocytes, and kills tissue (Lina et al., 1999). Five percent of strains of Staphylococcus are known to produce the disease-causing toxin (Lina et al., 1999), but though the amount of PLV-producing strains is somewhat small, the strains which produce PLV are apparently resistant to vancomycin, an antibiotic commonly used to treat

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    Staphylococcus Staphylococcus was discovered and named in 1880 by Alexander Ogston, a surgeon from Scotland (Myles 2012). As shown in the photo, bacteria in the Staphylococcus genus are round-shaped bacteria that form grape-like clusters. These spherical grape-like clusters gave rise to its name. Staphylococcus are Gram-positive, non-spore forming, non-motile bacteria. They do not form capsules, nevertheless, certain species produce biofilms, which make it harder for them to be killed. They are very

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    Bacitracin Test

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    all indicates that the isolated species is S. aureus, except for the Bacitracin test. According to the literature, S. aureus should be resistant to Bacitracin and that result is a way of separating Staphylococcus from Micrococcus (Basey & Perkins, 2016). However, some strains isolated were susceptible to Bacitracin. It is possible that Micrococcus could have grown in the M-Staphylococcus broth, but all the other result identifying the strain as S. aureus makes this possibility highly unlikely. More

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