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Staph

Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.

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    Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.

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staphylococcinounspherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
staphylococcusnounA spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.

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staphylococcusnounA spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
staphylococcinounspherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
streptococcosisnounstreptococcal infection
bacteridnoun(pathology) A bacterial infection of the skin
yeastnounAn often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.
pneumococcusnounA gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases
streptococcemianounThe presence of streptococcus in the blood; bloodstream infection with streptococci.
klebs-löffler bacillusnounCorynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria.
infectionnounAn uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
mycobacteriosisnoun(pathology) infection by a mycobacterium
treponemiasisnounInfection by bacteria of the genus Treponema.
ca-mrsanounCommunity-acquired MRSA
cellulitisnoun(pathology) An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.
bacterial meningitisnounA type of meningitis caused by bacterial infection.
spirochetosisnouninfection by spirochetes
actinobacillosisnoun(pathology) A zoonotic disease, most commonly associated with animals, caused by the Actinobacillus bacteria, and which forms radiating structures in the tissues
infectious agentnounSynonym of pathogen.
enterococcusnoun(bacteriology) Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics
toxicoinfectionnoun(pathology) infection by a material (typically a bacterium) that produces toxins
koch's bacillusnoun(now chiefly historical) The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis.

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