staph
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/stæf/us/stæf/shortforstaphylococcus: atypeofbacteriumthatcausesinfection:
葡萄球菌，葡萄球菌属（staphylococcus的缩写）Inadditiontocausingpotentiallyfatalconditionssuch asbloodpoisoningandtoxicshocksyndrome, staph iscommonlyresistanttoantibiotics.除了能引发有致命危险的病症，如血液中毒和中毒性休克综合征外，葡萄球菌还通常对抗生素有抗性。
Healthcareprovidersshould beawarethat thepeoplewhoinjectdrugsare 16timesmorelikelytodevelopaseriousstaphinfectionthan those who do not.医疗机构应该了解，那些注射毒品的人被葡萄球菌感染的机会比其他人高16倍。
- Oftensimplyreferred to as staph, Staphylococcus aureus is ascourgeofhospitalwards, where it canlingerandinfectpatients,especiallythose whoreceiveimplantedmedicaldevices.
- Drug-resistantformsoftuberculosis,gonorrhea, and staphinfectionsare just a few of thedangerswe nowface.
- Scientists haveknownfor sometimethat one of thereasonsa staphinfectionis sodeadlyis that thebacteriasendout atoxin,knownas Alpha Toxin (AT), whichquicklyworsenssepsis.
- Schlievert andotherspointout that 40percentofpeoplealready have staph in them and it's usuallypassedfrompersontoperson.
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