staphylococcal infection
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- noun
- /ˌstæfɪloʊkəˈkɔkəl ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
- Specialized
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infección estafilocócica
- Because of the high rate of staphylococcal infections, coupled with the use of antibiotics obtained on the street, IVDUs represent a growing reservoir of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
- acquire a staphylococcal infection
- community-acquired staphylococcal infection
Examples
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This study examined 25 mouthpieces of public telephones at a large urban U.S. university located in an area of rising incidence of community-acquired staphylococcal infections.
Academic text (2009) -
The term necrotizing fasciitis was first used by Wilson in 1952 in describing cases with similar presentations that were caused by staphylococcal infections.
Academic text (2010) -
It is located in a geographical area where a rising incidence of community-acquired staphylococcal infections is occurring.
Academic text (2009) -
Vancomycin therapy for staphylococcal infections in IVDU patients should be considered until results concerning the antibiotic sensitivities become available.
Academic text (1996) -
A staphylococcal infection can cause painful abscesses on the skin.
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After her surgery, she developed a staphylococcal infection that required antibiotics.
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The doctor warned that a staphylococcal infection could lead to serious complications if not treated promptly.
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'staphylococcal' specifies that something involves Staphylococcus bacteria and 'infection' denotes an illness caused by microbes, so together they mean an infection caused by Staphylococcus. This is a technical but transparent medical compound (and similar labels occur across languages), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Staphylococcal infection gets its name from the bacteria called staphylococcus, because when you look at them with a microscope the round cells group together like a 'bunch of grapes'. So, these grape-like bacteria often make pus or a painful lump, and the phrase means 'an infection' caused by those bacteria.