What can it cause? Does
it cause all those things they accuse it of? What drugs can be used for the
treatment of Staphylococcus infection?
POWERFUL GUIDE TO ALL ABOUT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
SA is a bacterium
that is frequently found in the nose, respiratory tract, and on the skin. It therefore
goes without saying, that S.A is a NORMAL component of our body. Why? But it is
a germ? Well not all organisms are dangerous to us, as long as they know where
they should not go, how much space they should occupy, their ‘family size’ and
the amount of nutrient they should use. These organisms that can stay in and on
our bodies without causing HARM to us are called NORMAL FLORA. A normal flora
in one part of the body can be dangerous if it should move to another part.
In the majority of cases, SA does not cause disease. However, damage to the
skin or other injury may allow the bacteria to overcome the natural protective
mechanisms of the body, leading to infection.
SA is a normal inhabitant
of the healthy lower reproductive tract of women and can be found in the nose,
back of the throat and skin in about 30% of people. SA can cause skin infections, such as pimples, impetigo, boils, cellulitis,
folliculitis, carbuncles, scalded skin syndrome, and abscesses.
Life-threatening diseases include:
·
Pneumonia (a disease
that occurs when bacteria infect the lungs),
·
Meningitis (infection of
the brain ‘covering’),
·
Osteomyelitis (bone
infection),
·
Endocarditis (heart
infection),
·
Toxic shock syndrome (infection with
toxin-producing staphylococci, occurring most often in the vagina of
menstruating women using superabsorbent tampons) the person experiences high
fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and rashes. Decreasing blood pressure and shock can
result in death.
·
Bacteremia, and sepsis
(when the bacterium enters the blood).
It is still one of the five most common causes of hospital-acquired
infections and is often the cause of wound infections after surgery.
Skin infections are the most common form of SA infection. This can manifest in various ways, including small
boils (may be red, swollen and painful, and sometimes have pus), folliculitis, impetigo
and cellulitis (a swollen, red area of skin that feels hot).
Infection by SA mainly occurs when you have a cut on the skin; this allows
the organism pass through the barrier provided by the intact skin. People who
inject themselves with illegal drugs can push the organism from the skin into
the blood. SA is killed in one
minute at 78 °C and in ten minutes at 64 °C. SA IS NOT A SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED INFECTION.
To known that an infection is caused by SA is very simple; consult a
doctor.
The fact that SA ‘grows’ on your lab culture result does not mean you have
SA infection. This is because, SA is a normal component of some parts of the
body, like I mentioned earlier. The way the sample was collected also matters. It
is however not present in the blood. So when your doctor tells you to go and do
a blood culture for SA, we don’t expect to see it.
Treatment of SA can be difficult, especially when dealing with the ones are
resistant to the common penicillin drugs that were used for treatment in the
past.
I do not think (I don’t want to say it can’t) the Herbal ‘mixtures’ sold on
the streets of Nigeria can cure SA. These drugs rather cause kidney damage; a
lot of substances which the body does not really need are taken into the body. The
kidneys pay the price.
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