

Subcutaneous tenderness, redness and swelling, hot SalmonĪbscesses and mastitis = “kneeling camel with humps Postinfluenza, IV drug abuse, CF, CGD, etc. Necrosis, and high fatality nosocomial, ventilator, Productive pneumonia with rapid onset, high rate of Represent patchy infiltrates, icosahedrals hanging to Pneumonia staph is not the leading cause, butĪcquired if individual is already sick with virus = “manĪnd camel on knees coughing, patchy blanket to Osteomyelitis (most common cause) = “bony fish inīone pain, fever, tissue swelling, redness lytic boneĬytolysin toxin and coagulase+ converts fibrinogen toįibrin clot – forms localized boils, etc. MHC class II and t-cell receptors causing over.

TSST-1: a superantigen toxin, has nonspecific binding of Toxic Shock Syndrome = ”bald man with super capeįever, hypotension, scarlatiniform rash thatĭesquamates (esp. Valentine leucocidin (PVL), forms pores in infected cells Leukocytosis, heart murmur (may be absent initially)įibrin platelet mesh, cytolytic (alpha) toxins: Panton. (“behind woman are 3 pyramids”) fever, malaise, Typically a right-sided heart infection of tricuspid valve Pain, vomiting, followed by diarrhea = “rapid onsetĮnterotoxins A-E preformed in food, are fast acting andĪcute Infective Endocarditis, usually a result of IV drugĪbuse = “woman clutching heart sitting on heartsīlanket on a running camel with mortar and pestle and Preformed in the food = “woman clutching mouth onĢ-6 hours after ingesting toxin: nausea, abdominal

Gastroenteritis (food poisoning) – toxin is ingested

IV drug abuse, chronic granulomatous disease, Cystic Fibrosis Predisposing Factors for Infection: surgery/ wounds, foreign body – tampons, surgical packing, sutures – severe neutropenia, (“meats and mayonnaise left out too long hanging from camel with nauseous woman”) custard pastries, potato salad, canned meats Transmission: hands, sneezing, surgical wounds, contaminated foods – i.e. Reservoir: Normal flora – nasal mucosa 25% of population are carriers (“Sphinx’s nose in the foreground”), and skin Genus Features: Gram+ (“Moses wearing violet robe”), cocci in clusters, catalase+ (“cat”), small, yellow colonies on blood agar,īeta-hemolytic (“bright light with Beta”), Coagulase+ (“blood red sea parting”), Ferments mannitol on mannitol salt agar (“Tall. STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS “Golden Staff of Moses”
