| staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome | <syndrome> A disease of infants due to group 2 phage type 17 staphylococci that produce an epidermolytic exotoxin. Superficial fine vesicles and bullae form and rupture easily, resulting in loss of large sheets of epidermis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| staphylococcal skin infections | Infections to the skin caused by bacteria of the genus staphylococcus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| staphylococci | <bacteria> Genus of nonmotile gram-positive bacteria that are found in clusters and that produce important exotoxins. Staphylococcus aureus (Staphylococcus pyogenes) is pyogenic, an opportunistic pathogen and responsible for a range of infections including severe sepsis, pneumonia, endocarditis and soft tissue infections. It has protein A on the surface of the cell wall. Coagulase production correlates with virulence: hyaluronidase, lipase and staphylokinase are released in addition to the toxins. (27 Sep 1997) |
| staphylococcia | Any staphylococcic infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylococcic | Relating to or caused by any species of Staphylococcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylococcins | Bacteriocins produced by staphylococci. (18 Nov 1997) |
| staphylococcolysin | 1. A haemolysin elaborated by a staphylococcus. 2. An antibody causing lysis of staphylococci. Synonym: staphylococcolysin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylococcolysis | Lysis or destruction of staphylococci. Origin: staphylo-+ G. Lysis, dissolution (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylococcosis | Infection by species of the bacterium Staphylococcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Staphylococcus | <bacteria> Genus of nonmotile gram-positive bacteria that are found in clusters and that produce important exotoxins. Staphylococcus aureus (Staphylococcus pyogenes) is pyogenic, an opportunistic pathogen and responsible for a range of infections including severe sepsis, pneumonia, endocarditis and soft tissue infections. It has protein A on the surface of the cell wall. Coagulase production correlates with virulence: hyaluronidase, lipase and staphylokinase are released in addition to the toxins. (27 Sep 1997) |
| staphylococcus antitoxin | A preparation from native serum containing antitoxic globulins or their derivatives that specifically neutralise the lethal, skin-necrosing, and haemolytic properties of the alpha-toxin of Staphylococcus aureus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylococcus aureus | Potentially pathogenic bacteria found in nasal membranes, skin, hair follicles, and perineum of warm-blooded animals. They may cause a wide range of infections and intoxications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Staphylococcus aureus neutral proteinase | <enzyme> Included in the group of microbial metalloproteinases EC 3.4.24.4; ptrb protein is isolated from E coli; sakstar is recombinant staphylokinase Pharmacological action: fibrinolytic agents Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- Synonym: protease II, staphylokinase, staph aureus protease, staphylococcal protease, E coli protease, ptrb protein, sakstar, (26 Jun 1999) |
| staphylococcus epidermidis | A species of staphylococcus that is a spherical, non-motile, gram-positive, chemoorganotrophic, facultative anaerobe. Mainly found on the skin and mucous membrane of warm-blooded animals, it can be primary pathogen or secondary invader. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Staphylococcus food poisoning | Outbreaks commonly caused by staphylococcal enterotoxin and characterised by an abrupt onset of gastroenteritis within several hours after ingestion of the food contaminated with the preformed exotoxin; vomiting is usually more severe and diarrhoea less severe than in infectious forms of bacterial food poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |