Staphylococcus Aureus: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Staphylococcus Aureus

Streptococcal Infection

Dissection of neutrophil cytotoxicity and exocytosis caused by Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxins. [Manuscript] [openarchive.ki.se]

aureus infection, unspecified site A49.02 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site A49.1 Streptococcal infection, unspecified site A49.2 Hemophilus [icd10data.com]

Location: Lecture Hall 4Z, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge Abstract Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus are Gram-positive bacteria [openarchive.ki.se]

Atopic Dermatitis

Summary Background Staphylococcus aureus is increasingly implicated as a possible causal factor in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD). [doi.org]

[…] hypochlorite mupirocin community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Accepted January 13, 2009. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

Bo Yeon Kang, Seung-Su Lee, Myun-Ho Bang, Hyoik Jeon, Hangeun Kim and Dae Kyun Chung, Water-based extracts of Zizania latifolia inhibit Staphylococcus aureus infection through [doi.org]

Furunculosis

The role of nasal carriage in Staphylococcus aureus infections. Lancet Infect. Dis. 5:751-762. ↵ Wiese-Posselt, M., D. Heuck, A. Draeger, M. Mielke, W. Witte, A. [jcm.asm.org]

Neutrophil chemotactic response to Staphylococcus aureus-derived chemotactic factor was compared with response to Escherichia coli-derived chemotactic factor and zymosan-activated [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract The sphingomyelinase (beta-hemolysin) production by 180 Staphylococcus aureus strains was determined in a qualitative enzyme impression test (EIT) and all but 4 strains [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Toxic Shock Syndrome

aureus/genetics* Staphylococcus aureus/growth & development Staphylococcus aureus/pathogenicity Superantigens/biosynthesis* Superantigens/genetics Vagina/microbiology* Substances [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We describe a 44-year-old man who developed toxic shock syndrome caused by hospitalacquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus while pancytopenic after chemotherapy [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

aureus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dermatitis

Staphylococcus aureus infection is the most frequent complication of atopic eczema and is involved in the worsening of the disease. [doi.org]

The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus may cause a secondary infection of impetigo, and possibly contribute to the symptoms of eczema. [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]

Drew Kuraitis and Laura Williams, Decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus in Healthcare: A Dermatology Perspective, Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 10.1155/2018/2382050 [doi.org]

Staphylococcal Infection

Staphylococcus Aureus Microbiology Staphylococcus Aureus and Disease Staphylococcus Aureus Virulence Factors Staphylococcus Aureus Diagnosis Staphylococcus Aureus Prevention [news-medical.net]

Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:1871–7. 34. [aafp.org]

Further Reading What is Staphylococcus Aureus ? [news-medical.net]

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection

Staphylococcus aureus infection, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, MRSA - Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, Infection due to Methicillin [fpnotebook.com]

aureus infections. [dovemed.com]

Pathogenesis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Infectious Disease Society of America. [microbewiki.kenyon.edu]

Impetigo

Abstract Exfoliative toxin A (ETA)-coding temperate bacteriophages are leading contributors to the toxic phenotype of impetigo strains of Staphylococcus aureus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

One hundred and twenty-seven exfoliative toxin-producing (ET-positive) strains of Staphylococcus aureus collected in 23 Czech and one Slovak maternity hospitals from 1998 [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: The number of patients with impetigo caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has been increasing. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Staphylococcal Septicemia

aureus infection. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Staphylococcus aureus infections. N Engl J Med 1998 ; 339 : 520 –32. ↵ von Eiff C, Becker K, Machka K, et al. Nasal carriage as a source of Staphylococcus aureus. [adc.bmj.com]

Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children [the-hospitalist.org]

Nummular Dermatitis

aureus infection Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (bleeding disorder, low platelet count) Zinc deficiency It also has been referred to as discoid eczema and nummular dermatitis. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Infection with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria or Candida albicans may also play a role. Diagnosis of nummular dermatitis is largely via clinical observation. [en.wikipedia.org]

Some cases are associated with Staphylococcus aureus infection. [dermnetnz.org]

Eczema Herpeticum

aureus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common inflammatory skin disorder in the general population worldwide, and the majority of patients are colonized with Staphylococcus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Deficiencies of factors such as lysozyme and cathelicidin have been reported in patients with AD with Staphylococcus aureus infection [12]; however, the skin swab cultures [ejdv.eg.net]

Septic Bursitis

Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for around 80% of cases. However, information regarding bursitis caused by non-Staphylococcus aureus microorganisms (NSAB) is scant. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Microbiological analysis of the aspirated fluid demonstrates Staphylococcus aureus and other gram-positive organisms in a majority of the cases. [symptoma.com]

Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 70% of bursal fluid aspirations; other etiologic organisms included gram negative bacteria and Mycobacterium marinum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Eczema Vaccinatum

Lesions that are seen on the skin are commonly superinfected (predominantly by Staphylococcus aureus), while corneal lesions may also develop, potentially leading to corneal [symptoma.com]

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in children with atopic dermatitis. [healio.com]

Seventy to 90% of atopic patients are colonized with Staphylococcus aureus, 8–10 with only a small percentage being methicillin-resistant S. aureus. 11,12 Children with AD [healio.com]

Pediatric Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited primary immunodeficiency disorder with recurrent bacterial and fungal infections like Staphylococcus aureus, Nocardia spp [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report the case of an infant with known CGD who was presented with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus lymphadenitis and subsequently developed Sweet syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Typical pathogens are catalase-producing organisms (eg, Staphylococcus aureus ; Escherichia coli ; Serratia, Klebsiella, and Pseudomonas sp; fungi). [merckmanuals.com]

Hyper-IgE Syndrome

Molecular Typing of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Patients with Autosomal Dominant Hyper IgE Syndrome. Pathogens 2017, 6, 23. [mdpi.com]

aureus, recurrent pneumonia and elevated serum IgE levels. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

They also suffer from recurrent skin abscesses, usually associated with Staphylococcus aureus infection. [primaryimmune.org]

Contagious Ecthyma

Initial differential diagnosis included herpetic whitlow, cutaneous anthrax, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, and poxvirus infection. [nejm.org]

Athough bullous impetigo is caused only by Staphylococcus aureus, nonbullous impetigo may be caused by either S. aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes. [cancertherapyadvisor.com]

Nonbullous Nonbullous, also called impetigo contagiosa, is mainly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. [healthline.com]

Scabies

The sores sometimes become infected with bacteria on the skin, such as Staphylococcus aureus or beta-hemolytic streptococci. [cdc.gov]

Scratching can lead to inoculation of the skin with bacteria (particularly Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes ), leading to the development of impetigo (skin [web.archive.org]

Cystic Fibrosis

aureus infection in people with cystic fibrosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: Small-colony variants (SCVs) are a distinct phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus, known for their role in chronic, difficult to treat infections, including cystic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

aureus (MRSA) has emerged as, not only an important infection in people who are hospitalised, but also as a potentially harmful pathogen in cystic fibrosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Peritonitis

Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States. JAMA. 2007;208:1763-1771. 7. Rybak MJ, Lomaestro BM, Rotschafer JC, et al. [uspharmacist.com]

Again, in most cases, mixed bacteria are isolated; the most common agents include cutaneous species such as Staphylococcus aureus, and coagulase -negative staphylococci, but [en.wikipedia.org]

aureus (MRSA) is the causative organism of the health care–associated infection. 3 The origination of the infection in terms of anatomical site as well as setting (i.e., [uspharmacist.com]

Weil Disease

@article{Galar2019MethicillinResistantSA, title={Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation [semanticscholar.org]

KEYWORDS: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; prosthetic valve endocarditis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

> ;Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Apr 19 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis [doximity.com]

Acne Vulgaris

aureus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The MIC90s of ozenoxacin against Propionibacterium acnes (n=266), Propionibacterium granulosum (n=10), Staphylococcus aureus (n=23), Staphylococcus epidermidis (n=229) and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Acne is a common skin condition with sebum overproduction, hyperkeratosis, Propionibacterium acnes ( P. acnes ) and Staphylococcus aureus, and inflammation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Wound Infection

Most frequent pathogens are Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis, but a myriad of bacterial [symptoma.com]

The most common microorganisms were Enterococcus spp. (27.1%), E.coli (22.9%) and Staphylococcus aureus (14.6%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acinetobacter sp., Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae were the predominant organisms isolated in the study. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Agammaglobulinemia

aureus Gram-negative bacteria Enteroviruses Giardia duodenalis Unusual pathogens – Helicobacter cinaedi Clinical Presentation Infants are usually asymptomatic during first [arupconsult.com]

aureus, Salmonella spp and Giardia spp and enterovirus. [orpha.net]

The most common bacterial species responsible for these infections include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, [encyclopedia.com]

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

He was also having lichen amyloidosis on both forearms, Pus culture yielded growth of Staphylococcus aureus and tissue culture excluded deep fungal infection and mycobacterium [ijdvl.com]

aureus, Strep Viridans and E. coli are also involved Associated with cigarette smoking ( Dermatology 1999;198:261 ) and obesity Clinical features Initially is a painful nodule [pathologyoutlines.com]

X-rayof the legs, didn't show any abrormality Mantoux test, was regalive HIV test was negative pus culture showed growth of staphylococcus aureus but tissue culture found [ijdvl.com]

Extensive Burns

aureus was unaffected. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Common pathological organisms that invade and interfere with the natural healing of the burn wounds are Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus viridans and Pseudomonas pyocyanea [surgwiki.com]

[…] digestive tract (SDD) for extensively injured patients in our burns centre, colonization rates with Gram-negative organisms declined significantly, but colonization with Staphylococcus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Skin Disease

aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes can cause skin infections such as impetigo. fungus: The tinea fungus can cause skin infections, such as athlete’s foot. genetic susceptibility [healthline.com]

Secondary infections, mostly with Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus species, and Bacteroides species are most common. [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] disorders: This occurs when a person’s body starts to attack itself and can cause skin conditions to develop such as vitiligo, lupus, and alopecia areata. bacteria: The bacteria Staphylococcus [healthline.com]

Influenza

aureus, and Haemophilus influenza. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Staphylococcus aureus, Lancet, 1991, vol. 337 pg. 488 50 Survival of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on naturally contaminated dry mops, J Hosp Infect, [dx.doi.org]

One of the most common causes of death in influenza patients is secondary bacterial pneumonia and the most common pathogens involved are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Morbid Obesity

Admission tracheal aspirate culture revealed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) for which vancomycin was prescribed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pharmacodynamics of daptomycin in a murine thigh model of Staphylococcus aureus infection. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 45 : 845 -851. ↵ Myles, T. D., J. Gooch, and J. [aac.asm.org]

Pharmacodynamic profile of daptomycin against Enterococcus species and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a murine thigh infection model. J. Antimicrob. [aac.asm.org]

Cystic Acne Vulgaris

Many factors have been attributed to the cause of this problem most commonly: bacterial [ 2 ] like staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas; fungal like dermtophytic and pityrosporum [omicsonline.org]

Antibiotics, Acne, and Staphylococcus aureus Colonization. Arch Dermatol. 2011 Aug. 147(8):917-21. [Medline]. Bottomley WW, Cunliffe WJ. [emedicine.medscape.com]

X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Patients display infection susceptibility to pyogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae. [pathwaymedicine.org]

aureus Gram-negative bacteria Enteroviruses Giardia duodenalis Unusual pathogens – Helicobacter cinaedi Clinical Presentation Infants are usually asymptomatic during first [arupconsult.com]

Bacterial Infections ◦ Mainly caused by encapsulated bacteria: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus ◦ Most frequent type of upper respiratory [slideshare.net]