#STAPH

[newliveries]

Me when I'm in a giggling contest and my opponent is Landoscar

[owlyflufff]

and in that moment a thousand headcanons and fics were made canon

[microbes-in-hats]

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria with many known strains that have become resistant to antibiotics. Methicillin resistance (MRSA), vancomycin intermediate resistance (VISA), and vancomycin resistance (VRSA) are some examples of strains that are partially or fully resistant to antibiotics, making them major concerns in hospitals. It's estimated that only 2% of S. aureus strains are sensitive to penicillin antibiotics.

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Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

“Staphylococcus aureus colonies on blood agar. Note the golden yellow pigment and beta hemolysis around it.” - via Wikimedia Commons

[erineas]

is 5am a mouth breather? 🤔

Get out

[lil-melody-moon]

I am going nuts here

[seph-ren]

🚨 MISINFORMATION ON STAPH INFECTIONS 🚨 

i see all these fucking nurses on reddit saying that technically everyone can carry a staph . yeah but it matters when the infection is ACTIVE.

and their logic is so reductive too. their thinking is "oh just take the right antibiotics!" first of all mrsa multiplies fast so you are even lucky if you get prescribed in time, as it might not always be that obvious.

and this idea that only hospital acquired MRSA is deadly .. is just fucking bogus and straight up medical gaslighting.

once any infection becomes invasive, the mortality rate significantly jumps and mrsa, if anything, is way more aggressive and multiplies so fast that you are lucky if you even catch it in time.

you do know that this actively DESTROYS your tissue and could turn flesh eating right?

and lastly i dont think anything that leaves people chronically ill should be considered "minor". full stop.

this is the type of ignorance that kills peopple and i cant believe i even have to say this but here we are.

anyways if you take away anything from this post just know that if you have ANY weird skin thing that popped out of nowhere (even if it’s just a small red bump) please get it checked out asap as you never know and god forbid it be a staph like MRSA .. you do NOT wanna take chances with that .

and if your doctor tries to brush it off DO NOT leave without a culture test (and even then god knows if the delay in testing is worth even risking) and the proper prescription. AND MAKE SURE ITS NOT A BASIC ANTIBIOTIC and one that actually targets MRSA and is specific. and if they refuse any of this ask them to document it in your chart. stay well and stay safe out there.

[flooryfloor]

I LOVE STAPY I LOVE STAPY

tpot 11 made me realize im a huge stapy fan

stayy stapy stapy atyaph stapy atapy atapy staot atapy stapy stapt stapt stapf stapy stapy stapt stapy doyoadodcoskfkstapy atupay stapt atoat staph spyay stapy

[danmeigirl]

[eyesofcuriosity]

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[melodymorningdew]

⚠️ CW gross skin things mentioned ⚠️

My doc said I have some kind of staph infection that's causing my itchiness (plus an allergy to my meds), but it really doesn't look as bad as staph. Idk what it is, but I hope the antibiotic cream helps. Like I feel like a staph infection would be much worse than several tiny bumps that are itchy. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

[er-cryptid]

S. aureus at 40x after Gram staining

[ipierrealism]

Dio santo ma domani é già settembre, che cazzo ho combinato nel tempo tra il 1 gennaio e ora?

[microbes-in-hats]

Staphylococcus epidermidis on mannitol salt agar

Photo credit: aurorab_kinasefanaccount on Instagram (also microbe credit, straight from her skin)

[scr-ppup]

Y'know, I love falling out of my sleep schedule as much as the next one, but that does not mean we like to over overthink and RATIONALIZE BEING THE ASHLYN BANNER. STOP. Bdnzjbdbdbd

[moonlightandmarble]

For the past three weeks I've been dealing with a UTI that absolutely refuses to go away. The first antibiotic, cephalixin, did absolutely nothing (except give me the nastiest farts I've ever had), then they switched me to my standard, ciprofloxacin. I'm allergic to so many antibiotics cipro tends to end up being the go-to even though it is an INTENSE medication.

I got a number of tests done but all kept coming back as contaminated until the third week and oh...

Staphylococcus haemolyticus.

A staph infection but not only that a strain of staph that is incredibly resistant to antibiotics.

Okay now we are trying doxycycline hyclate. But I've been in pain for the past three weeks and now I'm not even sure if this is going to work and I'm scared and stressed out and just so fucking tired...I just really hope it works