Staphylococcus Aureus
Integumentary System
Mental Health and the Nervous System
Respiratory System
Urinary System
Spectronosodes
People
Staphylococcus Aureus is a common bacterium that lives on the skin or in the nose. It is also called golden staph and it is the most common cause of staph infections. Infections can be spread through contact with pus from an infected wound, skin-to-skin contact with an infected person, and contact with objects and equipment used by an infected person. It is also a major cause of hospital infection.
Staphylococcus Aureus can also cause food poisoning by releasing enterotoxins into food. Additionally, Staphylococcus Aureus can cause a variety of pus-forming infections in humans. It causes superficial skin lesions such as impetigo, furunculosis, boils, and styes; more serious infections such as mastitis, pneumonia, phlebitis, meningitis, infections of urinary tract; and in severe case - endocarditis and osteomyelitis.