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According to a 2012 study conducted by the University of Western Sidney, a staph infection—shortened from the bacteria’s full name, Staphylococcus Aureus—has a mortality rate of 10% and 30%.
On Sunday, Nov. 24, Lockie Seddon, of Gippsland, Australia, died just days after he contracted a golden staph infection, per news.com.au, the Herald Sun and the Daily Mail Australia.
Staphylococcus aureus (/ ˌ s t æ f ɪ l ə ˈ k ɒ k ə s ˈ ɔːr i ə s,-l oʊ-/, [16] [17] Greek σταφυλόκοκκος ' grape-cluster berry ', Latin aureus, ' golden ') is a facultative anaerobic, gram-positive coccal (round) bacterium also known as "golden staph" and "oro staphira". S. aureus is nonmotile and does not form spores. [18]
However, staph infections are still prominent and a cause for concern among healthcare professionals, especially new antibiotic-resistant strains. In the U.S., the incidence of staph infection is around 38.2 to 45.7 per 100,000 person-years, whereas other First World countries have an average incidence rate of 10 to 30 per 100,000 person-years.
The anterior nares are commonly infected by Staphylococcus aureus (also known as "golden staph") which may contribute to dermatitic skin lesions in patients with atopic dermatitis. [1] The anterior nares can act as a colonizing point from which the infection can spread. [ 2 ]
The most frequently employed are: the reference method (based on growth tests), API ID 32 Staph (bioMe´rieux), Staph-Zym (Rosco), UZA (a rapid 4-h method), and polymerase chain reaction and electrophoretic analysis of the 16S rRNA, hsp60, or sodA gene sequence. Preference towards a particular method usually depends on convenience, economics ...
In healthcare, the risk of more serious staph infection is higher for patients in intensive care units (ICUs), patients who have undergone certain types of surgeries and patients with medical devices inserted in their bodies. [25] Staphylococcus aureus has emerged as a leading agent of sepsis. It facilitates factors such as tissue adhesion ...
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