Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
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Gram-stained Staphylococcus aureus. From: Microbeworld.org [1]
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
| Domain = Bacteria | Phylum = Firmicutes | Class = Bacilli | Order = Bacillales | Family = Staphylococcaceae | Genus = Staphylococcus | species = S. aureus
NCBI: Taxonomy Genome: Staphylococcus aureus |
Description
Pathogenesis
Transmission
Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization
Epidemiology
Virulence factors
Clinical features
Symptoms
Morbidity and Mortality
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Immune Response
Host Response
Bacterial Evasion
References
Created by Dehra McGuire, student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.