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This 2.5-page paper deals with a particular staph infection called Staphylococcal infections. There are 3 sources cited.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS Research Compiled for The
Paper Store, Inc. by P. Giltman 7/2010 Please Staphylococci are Gram positive bacteria (the Gram positive refers to
the way the bacteria stains when using a specific stain known as the Gram stain; those organisms that are gram positive stain purple-blue, while the Gram negative organisms stain red.
This is an important way that different types of bacteria can be distinguished under the microscope). The bacteria are found everywhere, and it is estimated that over 30 percent
of healthy adults carry the bacteria in their nose and about 20 percent on their skin. Staphylococcal infections can cause diseases in various organs of the body, including in the
breast (mastitis), which is seen often in nursing mothers; in the bones (osteromyelitis); in the heart (staphylococcal endocarditis); in the lungs (pneumonia); and in the gastrointestinal tract (staphylococcal enterocolitis). Although
all these diseases are quite serious and even life threatening, this paper will concentrate on an entity known as toxic shock syndrome, which, when left untreated, has been known to
have a mortality rate of about 15 percent. A syndrome, by definition, is a conglomeration of many symptoms that may be seen in one disease. Toxic shock syndrome, which is
caused by the poison (here known as an exotoxin) produced by the staphylococcal bacteria, is characterized by high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, confusion, and skin rashes (Kids Health, 2010). If untreated,
it can quickly progress to shock (cardiovascular collapse) and death. This condition is seen primarily in menstruating women who use tampons. Other, more infrequent causes of toxic shock syndrome include
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