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| sexually active young women |
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resistant ( zone > 15mm) = S. saprophyticus
sensative (zone < 15mm) s. epidermidis |
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| folliculitis (and other skin infections, scaled skin syndrome), bacteremia, endocarditis, toxic shock syndrome, food poisoning |
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| anchored to s. aureus peptidoglycan call wall, binds antibodies |
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| deteceted by a slide test |
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| . epidermidis infections are seen on medical device implants. This allows the normally noninvasive S.epidermidis to infect. The slime produced by the S.epidermidis is a characteristic which makes it more likely to cause an infection; it facilitates attachment to the implanted device. |
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| How does S. aureus infect? |
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(1) colonizing strains
(2) transmitted person to person
(3) toxin mediated |
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| What can S. Aureus cause? |
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skin infections
systemic infections
TSS- scalded skin syndrom
food poisening
MRSA
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| What are S. aureus virulence factors? |
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| toxins (exotoxins and enterotoxins), coagulase, biofilm |
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penicillinase-resistant penicillins
vancomycin |
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| how to you test for MRSA? |
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Mannitol Salt agars
staph chromagar
molecular methods (typing schemes) |
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