LP16662-6
Staphylococcus aureus
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Descriptions
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. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) are cocci-shaped gram-positive bacteria that assemble in grape-like clusters and cause a wide variety of infections. Up to 50% of adults carry S. aureus on their skin or in their mucous membranes. It is highly adaptable, resulting in drug resistant strains: methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), methicillin-susceptbile S. aureus (MSSA), vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA). Examples of human infections caused by S. aureus: bacteremia, gastroenteritis, infective endocarditis, meningitis, osteomyelitis, pulmonary infections, septic arthritis, skin and soft tissue infections, toxic shock syndrome, and urinary tract infections. Diagnosis of S. aureus infection may vary by infection site, e.g., clinical signs and symptoms for skin infections, blood or tissue cultures for other infection types. People with chronic health conditions, weakened immune systems or IV drug users are at a greater risk, as are patients in intensive care units (ICUs) and those with a history of certain types of surgeries and patients with implanted medical devices. PMID: 28722898 Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- S aureus
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| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 金黄色葡萄球菌 Synonyms: 金葡; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Staphylococcus aureus |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Staphylococcus aureus |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Staphylococcus aureus |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Staphylococcus aureus |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Staphylococcus aureus |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Staphylococcus aureus |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Staphylococcus aureus |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Staphylococcus aureus |
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