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  2. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    However, along with similar bacterial species that can colonize and act symbiotically, they can cause disease if they begin to take over the tissues they have colonized or invade other tissues; the resultant infection has been called a "pathobiont". [2] After 72 hours, MRSA can take hold in human tissues and eventually become resistant to ...

  3. Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    Staphylococcus aureus is often found in biofilms formed on medical devices implanted in the body or on human tissue. It is commonly found with another pathogen, Candida albicans, forming multispecies biofilms. The latter is suspected to help S. aureus penetrate human tissue. [9]

  4. MRSA ST398 - Wikipedia

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    Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA ST398 is a strain of the gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, which belongs to the genus Staphylococcus. This genus covers a large group of gram-positive bacteria that are classified taxonomically in the family Staphylococcaceae, order Bacillales, class Bacilli, and phylum Firmicutes.

  5. Eight Deadly Superbugs Lurking in Hospitals - AOL

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    While 1 in 10 people have the MRSA bacteria on their skin -- and don't necessarily become sick from it -- a new superbug, NDM-1 is now appearing in hospitals in the U.K and the U.S. It has quickly ...

  6. Staphylococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    Once inside the body, the bacteria may spread to a number of body systems and organs, including the heart, where the toxins produced by the bacteria may cause cardiac arrest. Once the bacterium has been identified as the cause of the illness, treatment is often in the form of antibiotics and, where possible, drainage of the infected area.

  7. CC398 - Wikipedia

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    CC398 or MRSA CC398 is a new variant of MRSA that has emerged in animals and is found in intensively reared production animals (primarily pigs, but also cattle and poultry), where it can be transmitted to humans as LA-MRSA (livestock-associated MRSA).

  8. Carbuncle - Wikipedia

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    The infection is contagious and may spread to other areas of the body, or other people; those living in the same residence may develop carbuncles at the same time. [3] In the early 21st century, infection involving methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become more common. [4]

  9. Sepsis - Wikipedia

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    In case of people having a high risk of being infected with multiple drug resistant organisms such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, the addition of an antibiotic specific to the gram-negative organism is recommended. For methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin or teicoplanin is recommended.