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Staph pneumonia is pneumonia that is caused by a bacteria in the Staphylococcus family (usually Staphylococcus aureus). it is also were some cancer patients cannot use there lungs right

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Is a staph pneumonia infection contagious?

yes VERY


What are the 3 bacterial illesses?

Pneumonia Strep Staph


Common organism that causes nasocomial pneumonia in hospital acquired pneumonia?

The most common nosocomial bacteria infections is staph.


If treated for double pneumonia instead of staff pneumonia what will be the outcome?

Double pneumonia does not identify which kind of pneumonia you have or which pathogen is the cause -- it is only identifying that you have it bilaterally, or in both lungs. Staph pneumonia identifies the actually pathogen causing the infection, Staphlococcus aureus, which is a very virulent pathogen. Staph pneumonia can be deadly if not treated properly. It may be helpful if you understand that there are many different forms of pneumonia, and that being diagnosed with "pneumonia" itself isn't a death sentence by any means -- it simply means you have inflammation and fluid in the lungs. This inflammation and fluid can be caused by a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite, and sometimes is just caused by damage to lung tissue without any infectious origin at all. In most cases, pneumonia will clear up with antibiotic therapy, and the people with the highest risk of dying from the disease are very young children, elderly, and people with compromised immune systems.


What type of conditions are cephalosporins prescribed to treat?

Physicians may prescribe these drugs to treat pneumonia, strep throat, staph infections, tonsillitis, bronchitis, and gonorrhea. These drugs will not work for colds, flu, and other infections caused by viruses.


What is a staph bacterium?

A Staph infection is a symptom normally associated with surgery. It is a medical complication that comes from several different problems. Staph is not a virus; it is the common name for the bacterium officially known as Staphylococcus aureus. It is a very common bacterium that lives on skin normally and only becomes a problem if it enters the skin. It (as well as strep) is very common in wound infections; Staph is also found in boils, some food poisoning, some types of pneumonia, toxic shock syndrome, mastitis, endocarditis, infection of the hair follicles (folliculitis) to name a few. Hope this helps! Dr. B.


If you have a boil does that mean you are infected and carry staph bacteria?

no it could be a lot of skin diseases it doesnt meen u have staph


How do you spread staph infection?

The correct spelling is "staph infection." "Staph" is shorthand for staphylococcus, a kind of bacteria.


Can staph cause hives?

Can staph cause , hives .


What would cause a staph infection in your groin?

Staph


Can a person get a staph infection from a dog scratch IF they can is the staph infection contagious?

They are highly infections, not just to dogs, but to humans as well.


Is Hepatitis a staph infection?

Staph is not a typical cause of hepatitis.