Staph
When staph drops by, visiting hours are over.
Children, parents and educators will enjoy using these educational plush toys to teach about hygiene, disease and the human body. Each microbe comes with a description of the disease it causes or function it performs. Use these fun, non-threatening toys to emphasize the importance of washing hands and preventing sickness in social settings. Petri Dish of 3 mini microbes. Surface wash, air dry. Staphylococcus aureus, literally the "golden cluster seed" or "the seed gold" and also known as golden staph is the most common cause of staph infections. It is a spherical bacterium, frequently part of the skin flora found in the nose and on skin. S. aureus was discovered in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1880 by the surgeon Sir Alexander Ogston. Depending upon the type of infection present, an appropriate specimen is obtained accordingly and sent to the laboratory for definitive identification by using biochemical or enzyme-based tests. The treatment of choice for S. aureus infection is penicillin; but in most countries, penicillin-resistance is extremely common and first-line therapy is most commonly a penicillinase-resistant penicillin. The duration of treatment depends on the site of infection and on severity. |
