How do you know if you have staphylococcus

How do you know if you have staphylococcus

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The MRSA strain of SA can cause a range of infections, including: boils and abscesses, impetigo (an infectious skin disease), MORE

How do i know if this is staph infection?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090209173608AAh3pj8

You can’t diagnose staph on Yahoo Answers. Go to the doctor asap, b/c it is obviously infected and if left untreated, it can get into your blood stream and eventually kill you.

What should I do if someone I know has a staph or MRSA infectio?

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca_public.html

If you know someone that has a staph or MRSA infection you should follow the prevention steps .

Related Questions Answered on Y!Answers

How does STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS travel through the body?

Q: I need to know how “staph” gets into the body, how it travels, and how it spreads. If you have ANY answers to ANY of these please let me know. Or if you have a website.. I think i’ve been on every website.

A: Staphylococcus aureus, like other bacteria, multiply in the internal tissue and produce their effect by the formation of endotoxins. The bacteria are associated with boils, wound infections and mastitis. With very few exceptions, pathogenic organisms are unable to penetrate the skin. The bacteria enter thorough abrasions, small ones or larger wounds, where pathogenic organisms come in contact with the subcutaneous and/or muscle tissue and set up the disease locally. They can also be transferred though the lymphatic fluid and through the bloodstream to other parts of the body. Boils can result from the ingress of the bacteria often at a site subject to irritation or pressure. One form of food poisoning can result when the bacteria enter the body through the alimentary, or food canal. Spticemia, or blood poisoning can result when the bacteria enter the blood stream.

How can i figure out what this gram positive cocci unknown is by doing these test results?

Q: the results of these tests were either positive or negative:AMYLASE -CATALASE +NITRATE REDUCTION -GLUCOSE +LACTOSE -SUCROSE +INDOLE -EMB -i have to find out what the unknown is by using these test results…do you know how i can find it?i know its staphylococcus but i dont know if its aureus or epidermidiswe have a list of possibilities but how do i find which staph it is?thanks!

A: Wait a minute. Didn’t you ask this question a few days ago? And didn’t I tell you to look at a list of all gram+ cocci that are amylase neg, all gram + cocci that are catalase pos and keep going through your results and that the bacterium you’re looking for is the one on all 8 lists?

Anyone out there know their biology stuff?

Q: I’m doing a bio project on bacteria, and we have to show how it goes through MRSGREN. MRSGREN is an acronym for how scientists classify if something is living. If it is living it goes through MRSGREN. M=movementR=respiration(makes energy)S=Sensitivity(reacts to stimuli)G=Growth, increases in size.R=reproductionE=excretionN=nutrients.I was wondering if anyone could help me explain how the staphylococcus bacteria goes through ALMOST all these steps. If you can explain how another bacteria goes through this process, please explain. Thank you so much!!!!!!

A: ok..1) Movement – Staph does not have flagella, but when a culture is inoculated on agar, it grows rapidly ( this phenomenon is called colony spreading)2) Respiration – Staphylococci are facultative anaerobes that grow by aerobic respiration or by fermentation that yields principally lactic acid.3) Sensitivity – When you inoculate a petri plate with Staph culture and place antibiotic discs, you can see a zone of inhibition around the disc. the bacteria respond to negative stimuli by not growing near it4) Growth – Staphylococci are perfectly spherical cells about 1 micrometer in diameter. They grow in clusters because staphylococci divide in two planes. growth can be proved by catalase test (staph is catalase +)5) Reproduction – A single bacterial cell (Staphylococcus) can grow and reproduce clusters of cocci within a short time in suitable medium and optimum conditions (grape cluster growth)6) Excretion – Usually the metabolites of respiration and other processes are excreted out through diffusion and other transport processes7) Nutrition – When you try to grow the bacteria in a medium deficient in carbon/nitrogen it does not grow well. this proves that it needs specific nutrients