Staphylococcal infection — Classification and external resources SEM micrograph of S. aureus colonies; note the grape like clustering common to Staphylococcus species. MeSH … Wikipedia
pneumonia — Inflammation of the lung parenchyma characterized by consolidation of the affected part, the alveolar air spaces being filled with exudate, inflammatory cells, and fibrin. Most cases are due to infection by bacteria or viruses, a few to … Medical dictionary
Mycoplasma pneumonia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 B96.0 ICD 9 483.0 … Wikipedia
Panton-Valentine leukocidin — (PVL) is a cytotoxin mdash;one of the beta; pore forming toxins. The presence of PVL is associated with increased virulence of certain strains (isolates) of Staphylococcus aureus . It is present in the majoritycite web title= Community Associated … Wikipedia
pneumatocele — 1. An emphysematous or gaseous swelling. 2. SYN: pneumonocele. 3. A thin walled cavity within the lung, one of the characteristic sequelae of staphylococcus pneumonia and Pneumocystis carinii … Medical dictionary
Staphylococcus aureus — a species comprising the yellow pigmented, coagulase positive pathogenic forms of the genus; it causes serious suppurative infections and systemic disease, including impetigo bullosa, staphylococcal pneumonia, and staphylococcal scalded skin… … Medical dictionary
staphylococcus — staphylococcal /staf euh leuh kok euhl/, staphylococcic /staf euh leuh kok sik/, adj. /staf euh leuh kok euhs/, n., pl. staphylococci / kok suy/. Bacteriol. any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs,… … Universalium
Staphylococcus aureus — Scanning electron micrograph of S. aureus, 20,000 times enlargement, false color added Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria … Wikipedia
Pathogenic bacteria — Clostridium tetani Bacterial infection Classification and external resources MeSH … Wikipedia
infectious disease — Introduction in medicine, a process caused by a microorganism that impairs a person s health. An infection, by contrast, is the invasion of and replication in the body by any of various microbial agents including bacteria, viruses (virus),… … Universalium
