Staphylococcus

Coagulase test Staphylococcus aurues appears

Postive coagulate

Staphylococci cause a variety of both common and uncommon infections such as

abscesses of many organs , endocarditis , gastroenteritis ( food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome .

Staphylococcus . Characteristics

Gram - positive cocci Non - sporing Non motile Some strains are capsulate

A C Grows aerobically as yellow or gold colonies on blood agar catalase positive

Staphylococcus

Gram - positive cocci , but in contrast to streptococci they divide along multiple axes and generate grape - like clusters of cells

Staphylococcus

The Staphylococcus genus contains more than 15 different species , of which the following are of medical importance

Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus

Staphylococci Habitat

The habitat is the human skin

True or false Staphylococcus Grows aerobically

True

True or false Staphylococcus Higher carriage rates are seen in hospital patients and staff

True

True or false Staphylococcus They are not infrequent isolates from the oral cavity . Higher proportions of Staphylococcus aureus are found in the saliva of healthy subjects older than 70 years .

True

Staphylococcus These bacteria are disseminated through

disseminated through air and dust and are always present in the hospital environment

Staphylococcus The usual transmission route is via

via the hands and fingertips .