Staphylococcus Crossword

Form of impetigo in which the skin lesions are bullae instead of vesicles. Exfoliative toxin has been implicated in this disease
Cluster of furuncles caused by the subcutaneous spread of a staphylococcal infection
Enzyme present in staphylococci, useful for distinguishing staphylococci from streptococci
Cell-bound coagulase that is able to clot plasma; may be used to screen for S. aureus
Exotoxins that can affect erythrocytes, leukocytes, macrophages, and platelets
Test used to detect inducible clindamycin resistance in staphylococci and beta streptococci.
Protein exotoxin secreted by living or lysed bacteria that alters cell function or damages membranes of the gastrointestinal tract
Inflammation involving the hair follicles as a result of infection or irritation
Painful swollen area on the skin caused by a staphylococcal infection that involves a hair follicle; also called a boil
Of or being a secondary disorder associated with being treated in a hospital but unrelated to the patient's primary condition
Chronic or acute infection of the b one or bone structures as a result of an infective process
Staphylococcal cytolytic toxin that act on polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Transpeptidase enzymes important in bacterial cell wall formation. These proteins have various affinities to the beta-lactam antimicrobials and play an important role in resistance to these agents when altered
Cellular component of Staphylococcus aureus that can bind immunoglobulin and prevent phagocytosis
Disorder also known as staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Toxin-mediated exfoliative dermatitis associated with S. aureus, superficially resembling a burn injury
Rare, fastidious strains of staphylococci requiring CO2, hemin, or menadione for growth; grow on media containing blood, forming colonies about 10% of the size of wild-type strains after at least 48 hours of incubation
Potentially fatal multisystem disease caused by toxins, primarily TSST-1, produced by S. aureus