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... Legionella, Campylobacter , and Mycoplasma infections; CAP; group A Streptococcus Chapter 127. Treatment and Prophylaxis of Bacterial Infections (Part 10) Status of the Host Various host ... 5 10) Syphilis, yaws, leptospirosis, groups A and B str eptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections, actinomycosis, oral and periodontal infections, m...

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... Med 339:520, 1998. © 1998 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.) More than 30 staphylococcal species are pathogenic. A simple strategy for identification of the more clinically ... available for distinguishing among species. With few exceptions, S. aureus is distinguished from other staphylococcal species by its production of coagulase, a surface enzyme that converts...

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... viable bacteria. In staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS), conditions allowing toxin elaboration at colonization Chapter 129. Staphylococcal Infections (Part 2) S. aureus Infections Epidemiology ... or the bloodstream. In toxin-mediated staphylococcal disease, infection is not invariably present. For example, once toxin has been elaborated into food, staphyloc...

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... syndrome. Staphylococcal α toxin, which causes pore formation in various eukaryotic cells, can also initiate an inflammatory response with findings suggestive of sepsis. Chapter 129. Staphylococcal ... serious infections caused by community-associated MRSA. The toxin's biologic role is uncertain. Constitutional findings may result from either localized or systemic infect...

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... persistent infections (e.g., chronic bone infections) and in respiratory secretions from patients with cystic fibrosis. These variants represent another mechanism for prolonged staphylococcal ... increased risk of S. aureus infections; these include neutropenic patients (e.g., those receiving chemotherapeutic agents), individuals with defective intracellular staphylococcal killing...

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... influenza) Empyema Bacteremia and Its Complications Chapter 129. Staphylococcal Infections (Part 5) Exfoliative Toxins and the Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome The exfoliative toxins ... Mastitis Surgical wound infections Hidradenitis suppurativa Musculoskeletal Infections Septic arthritis Osteomyelitis Pyomyositis Psoas abscess Respiratory Tract...

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... the involved tissue reveals pus. Chapter 129. Staphylococcal Infections (Part 6) Skin and Soft Tissue Infections S. aureus causes a variety of cutaneous infections. Common predisposing factors ... less commonly, to other streptococcal species. Musculoskeletal Infections S. aureus is among the most common causes of bone infections both those resulting from hematogen...

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... risk of complications include presentation with Chapter 129. Staphylococcal Infections (Part 7) Respiratory Tract Infections Respiratory tract infections caused by S. aureus occur in selected ... radiologic, and laboratory findings. Community-acquired respiratory tract infections due to S. aureus most commonly follow viral infections or septic pulmonary emboli (e....

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... were associated with menstruation and the use of a Chapter 129. Staphylococcal Infections (Part 8) Urinary Tract Infections Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are infrequently caused by S. aureus. ... prosthetic-device infections, successful therapy usually involves removal of the device. Left in place, the device is a potential nidus for either persistent or recurrent...

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... or reducing the incidence of infections, none of these vaccines has yet been successful for either prophylaxis or therapy. Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Infections CoNS, although considerably ... protection against neutrophil phagocytosis. Two additional staphylococcal species, S. lugdunensis and S. schleiferi, produce more serious infections (native-valve endocarditis and...

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... Antimicrobial Agents The choice of antimicrobial agents to treat both coagulase-positive staphylococcal and CoNS infections has become increasingly problematic because of the prevalence of multidrug-resistant ... Because the selection of antimicrobial agents for the treatment of S. aureus infections is similar to that for CoNS infections, treatment options for these pathogens are d...

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... The efficacy of adjunctive therapy Chapter 129. Staphylococcal Infections (Part 11) Table 129- 3 Antimicrobial Therapy for Serious Staphylococcal Infections a Sensitivity/Resis tance ... bacteremia, endocarditis, and complicated skin infections; tigecycline (100 mg IV once, then 50 mg q12h) for skin and soft tissue infections; investigational drugs: oritava...

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... efficacy of linezolid in the treatment of deep-seated infections such as osteomyelitis has not Chapter 129. Staphylococcal Infections (Part 12) As a result of the widespread dissemination of ... agents for these infections. Second- and third-generation cephalosporins do not have a therapeutic advantage over first-generation cephalosporins for the treatment of staphylo...

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... medicine. Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. N Engl J Med Chapter 129. Staphylococcal Infections (Part 13) Antimicrobial Therapy for Selected Settings For uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections, ... for staphylococcal infections depends in part on susceptibility data for the local geographic area. Increasingly, vancomycin (in combination with an aminoglyco...

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