Staphylococcal Additional Resources
MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Fact sheets for patients and healthcare personnel about MRSA. Also general information on laboratory detection as well as non-hospital healthcare settings.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/ARESIST/mrsa.htm
MedlinePlus: Staphylococcal Infections
Directory of factsheets, press releases, resources, and articles.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/staphylococcalinfections.html
Kidshealth: Staphylococcus aureus
Features conditions caused by staph, symptoms, preventions, and treatment.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/staphylococcus.html
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Carbunculosis
Includes cause, treatment, and complications.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000825.htm
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Scalded Skin Syndrome
Features cause, signs, symptoms, complications, and treatment.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001352.htm
Medmicro: Staphylococcus
Medical and scientific information on staph bacteria and the diseases it causes.
http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch012.htm
Staphylococcal Skin Infections
Factsheet on the conditions.
http://www.dermnetnz.org/dna.impetigo/staph.html
Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Stapylococcus aureus
Fact sheet on an antibiotic resistant strain of staph.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/aresist/visa.htm
The Merck Manual: Staphylococcal Pneumonia
Features symptoms, prognosis, and treatment.
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section6/chapter73/73c.jsp
Texas Department of Health: Staphylococcal Diseases
Fact sheets on various diseases associated with the bacteria.
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/ideas/staphylococcal/