Gastroenteritis (food poisoning) – toxin is ingested Protein A binds Fc component of IgG, inhibits phagocytosis = “Moses’ staff with ‘A’ binding to antibody at Fc”.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”
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