Habitat: Nose & skin

Transmission: Hand

Drug resis.: MRSA (methicillin) VRSA (vancomycin)

Characteristics:

"Fac. Anea's(facultative anearobe) positive cat, fermented, non-motile, coag. positive halophiles that are resistant to environment stress." 

Folliculitis                               Osteomyelitis

Furuncle                                 Scalded skin syndrome

Carbuncle                               Wound syndrome

                                              Toxic shock

Impetigo

Acute endocarditis

Food poisoning 

Transmission:Person to Person

Habitat: Normal flora of skin and mycous mem.

Characteristics:

"Staph epi has a + cat with coag -"

• Subacute endo on prosthetic heart valves
• UTI

Characteristics:

"Staph. sapro, has a + cat that is coag - & is resistant to novobiocin"

• #3 cause of UTI
• Cystitis 

Habitat: Throat & Skin

Transmission: Respiratory Droplet