Staphylococcal Infection
Infections caused by staphylococci bacteria and characterized by the formation of abscesses in the skin or other organs. Staphylococci, which grow in grapelike clusters, are a common cause of skin infections, but they also can cause serious internal disorders.
Staphylococcal bacteria are normally found on the skin of most people, but if the bacteria get trapped within the skin by blocked sweat or sebaceous glands, they can cause a wide variety of skin infections including pustules, boils, styes, or carbuncles. The bacteria also can cause a severe blistering rash in newborn babies called SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME.
The bacteria is found in the throats and nose in most people; when mucus is not cleared from the lungs (such as after a viral infection), organisms can multiply in the lungs and cause PNEUMONIA.
Staphylococcal infections are among the most common infections in surgical patients, and the number of hospital-acquired staph infections that are resistant to antibiotics has been steadily rising.
Staphylococcal bacteria are normally found on the skin of most people, but if the bacteria get trapped within the skin by blocked sweat or sebaceous glands, they can cause a wide variety of skin infections including pustules, boils, styes, or carbuncles. The bacteria also can cause a severe blistering rash in newborn babies called SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME.
The bacteria is found in the throats and nose in most people; when mucus is not cleared from the lungs (such as after a viral infection), organisms can multiply in the lungs and cause PNEUMONIA.
Staphylococcal infections are among the most common infections in surgical patients, and the number of hospital-acquired staph infections that are resistant to antibiotics has been steadily rising.
