staph

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staph (countable and uncountable, plural staphs)

Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.

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Staph lives on skin. Thats the reason why many infections start as a boil. Anthony Fauci

About one out of every three people (33%) are estimated to carry staph in their nose, usually without any illness. Source: Internet

Organisms Bacteria Staphylococcus aureus main Staphylococcus aureus (colloquially known as "Staph aureus" or a "Staph infection") is one of the major resistant pathogens. Source: Internet

He didn't cut his hair or bathe, which was severe enough to give him a staph infection. Source: Internet

“The E. coli being in the river indicates that there is fecal contamination in the river and usually staph is not a part of that,” he explained. Source: Internet

Certain types of staph, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), are very difficult to treat because they don't respond to antibiotics. Source: Internet

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