Thursday, April 20, 2006

Exposing A Potent Pathogen: Staph

...Thanks to two Houston Astros trainers who spotted a burgeoning staph infection on Morgan Ensberg's ankle, the third baseman was promptly taken to a hospital and treated with antibiotics...

...Staph generally enters the body via a cut, perhaps a nick from shaving or the scrapes of an active athlete,...

...Staph infections usually appear first as a boil or a pimple that evolves into a boil, says...

...If the boil doesn't drain or disappear in a few days and instead starts spreading subcutaneously, that could be a sign of a more...

Exposing A Potent Pathogen: Staph

Superbug - Found At Retirement Home

...The organism is found on many individuals skin and seems to cause no major problems. However if it gets inside the body it can cause infections such as boils or pneumonia...

Superbug - Found At Retirement Home

Friday, April 07, 2006

Carbuncles And Boils Facts

...developed a skin prob-lem called pigsa or boils. He often reason out that he inherited this skin condition from his father..

...A boil usually form when one or more hair follicles - the tube-shaped shafts from which hair grows - become infected with staph bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus)..

... carbuncle is a cluster of boils that often oc-curs on the back of the neck, shoul-ders or thighs, es-pecially in older men. Carbuncles cause a deeper and more severe infection...

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Spread Of Drug-Resistant Bacteria

...did become infected had compromised immune systems, with many of them having open wounds or other skin punctures..

...people carry the staph bacteria without any health problems – or symptoms that include boils, abscesses and pneumonia..

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Boil Cases On The Rise

...is investigating reports that up to a third of Corindi's Aboriginal community is suffering from boils...

...boils are easily treated and could be prevented with better hygiene standards..

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