aureus
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- noun
- /ˈɔːriəs/
- Specialized
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Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus aureus can cause skin infections, especially in people with weakened immune systems.
- Staphylococcus aureus
- S. aureus
- methicillin-resistant S. aureus
In fact, there's a great study done finding that honey inhibits pathogenic bacteria like staph infection, staph aureus, and E coli.
- In fact, there's a great study done finding that honey inhibits pathogenic bacteria like staph infection, staph aureus, and E coli.
- Turned out it was a Stephacoculus aureus or something like that.
Examples
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The most common isolates on culture were S. aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus spp. (Table 1).
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was first identified in 1961 in England (1).
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Some healthcare workers are known carriers of S. aureus from the nasopharynx area.
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An increase in reported case series of resistance to gram-negative bacteria and S. aureus has been noted.
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Approximately 50% of all S. aureus isolates were methicillin-resistant from 1997 to 2001.
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With the exception of MRSA, S. aureus is still very sensitive to quinolones.
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We find that Staphylococcus aureus is present in a disproportionate number of granulomatous ears.
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High levels of enterotoxigenic S. aureus organisms were detected in taco samples.
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The rate of inactivation was lowest for Staphylococcus aureus, followed by Listeria monocytogenes and then Salmonella spp.
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The most common bacteria are S. aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus spp, Klebsiella spp, and Escherichia coli.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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A type of bacteria that can cause skin or blood infections and can be hard to treat with antibiotics
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant with bright yellow flowers that grows in wet meadows and can spread quickly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aureus in the name Staphylococcus aureus comes from Latin aurum 'gold' because the bacteria often form golden-looking colonies. So the name points to the gold-like color of these germs.