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Staphylococcus Aureus or "Staph" Infection

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Staphylococcus Aureus or "Staph" Infection

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Staphylococcus Aureus is a type of germ that around 30% of people carry in their noses. Most staph does not cause any harm to the body but can sometimes can become harmful or even fatal. Fatal staph includes: Bacteremia or Sepsis which is bacteria spread in the bloodstream, Pneumonia, Endocarditis, and Osteomyelitis. Staff can be treated with antibiotics and prevented by cleaning cuts and open skin wounds and keeping covered until healed completely.

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“Staph” was discovered in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1880 by surgeon Sir Alexander Ogston in pus from surgical abscesses.

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Staph is mainly spread through skin-to-skin contact. Staph can occur anywhere a catheter or tube enters the body, this includes chest tubes, urinary catheters, IVs, or central lines. Once staph enters the body it can spread to bones, muscles, joints, and the blood. Once it reaches the blood it can spread to an organ such as lungs, heart, or brain.

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Anyone can get a staph infection, although like most infections certain groups are more at risk, including people with chronic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, vascular disease, eczema, lung disease, and people who inject drugs. Also people in the hospitals are more at risk due to weakened immune systems.

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Most staph infections are treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, and other stronger antibiotics.

If the staph infections goes so deep as to be in the muscles and bones then the infection will have to be surgically cleaned or removed.

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Always wash cuts and skin breaks with soap and water, apply over-the-counter antibiotic ointments, keep it clean and dry, and keet it covered until fully healed.

Don't share towels, or uncleaned clothes, and always wear foot coverings in public areas such as locker-rooms and showers.

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Small areas of tenderness, swelling, and redness

Sometimes the infections begin with an open sore and some others there is no obvious break in the skin.

Some include a painful rash that is contagious and boils

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The foot is very prone to picking up bacteria. Most staph infections begins with a little cut, which gets infected with bacteria. This infection can look honey yellow crusting on the skin and around the opening of the skin.

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Staph Infection is caused by a Staphylococcus or “staph” bacteria. Staph is most common carried through the nose, mouth, genitals, or anal area. 25% of normal people carrying staph dont have symptoms of infection.