Staphylococcus aureus
Across
- 4. S. aureus when present in the blood can also elicit an infection directly on the valves of the heart known as ____
- 6. This symptom is most commonly seen in patients with prolonged infections of S. aureus
- 7. The bacterium is typically treated with this antibiotic
- 9. In the United States the ____ population are seen to have a higher incidence of this infection
- 17. S. aureus resides in the ___ tract
- 19. Patients who undergo the treatment known as ___ are seen to have a higher incidence of SAB. This treatment is describing as filtering of the blood from water buildup.
- 23. This bacterium depends on these proteins to be made in order to attach to the tissue
- 25. Described as the virulence factor of S. aureus
- 26. Death that occurs as a result of complicated SAB occurs roughly ____ days after infection occurs
Down
- 1. The recommended duration of therapy for antibiotics used to combat simple infections of SAB is ____ weeks
- 2. The ____-lactam therapy of this drug class is seen to combat MRSA bacterium with high efficacy
- 3. Another name for the infection S. aureus elicits in the blood.
- 5. This antibiotic was seen as the first to decrease the mortality rate of SAB when the infection was first discovered.
- 8. S. aureus is known to be a ____ hemolysin
- 10. These cells that are known as macrophages in the liver and act as the first line of defense after entering the blood
- 11. Known as one of the leading causes of infection that occur in the ____
- 12. The production of this enzyme differentiates S. aureus from other Staphylococcus infections
- 13. This bacterium is known as an ____ pathogen
- 14. The fermentation of this sugar on an agar plate allows the differentiation between S. aureus and S. epidermidis
- 15. The ____ strain of S. aureus is known to be resistant to several antibiotics
- 16. Presence of this bacterium can lead to ___. Which is the trigger of inflammation that can occur in the entire body
- 18. This type of diagnostic test is done to properly detect the presence of S. aureus
- 20. ____ is the known as the main incidence factor seen of patients with SAB
- 21. Identified as a gram- ____ bacterium
- 22. patients who have ____ (viral infection) are seen to have a higher chance of contracting SAB
- 24. In patients with HIV, a low lymphocyte count associated with MHC II is associated with contracting SAB